Posttraumatic nonunion of the clavicle in a 7-year-old girl

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 1998;117(8):475-6. doi: 10.1007/s004020050297.

Abstract

An unusual case is reported of posttraumatic nonunion of the clavicle in a 7-year-old girl, which was treated by surgical stabilization with a Kirschner wire and apposition of cancellous bone chips taken from the proximal right tibial metaphysis. At clinical examination 2 years after surgery, the patient was symptom-free, and she had a full range of motion of the shoulder. Radiographs showed a very good remodeling of the bone, with only a minimal difference between the two clavicles.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Child
  • Clavicle / diagnostic imaging
  • Clavicle / injuries*
  • Clavicle / surgery
  • Female
  • Fractures, Ununited / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Ununited / etiology
  • Fractures, Ununited / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Radiography