Clavicle Fractures: Review and Update for Radiologists

Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2020 May-Jun;49(3):199-204. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2019.02.010. Epub 2019 Feb 27.

Abstract

Clavicle fractures are relatively common injuries that are typically diagnosed and followed with plain radiography. The goals of this article are to review the imaging evaluation, common classification systems, and relative surgical indications for clavicle fractures.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clavicle / diagnostic imaging*
  • Clavicle / injuries*
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Radiography / methods*