Open AccessUnusual types of distal clavicular fractures: Two case reports
Author(s) -
Yen-Po Fang,
GuanYu Lin,
Yih-Wen Tarng,
Kai-Cheng Lin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
radiology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 1930-0433
DOI - 10.2484/rcr.v7i4.606
Subject(s) - medicine , clavicle , internal fixation , nonunion , displacement (psychology) , reduction (mathematics) , fracture (geology) , surgery , geology , geometry , psychology , mathematics , geotechnical engineering , psychotherapist
Distal clavicular fractures were classified by Neer in 1963. A type II fracture leads to a high rate of delayed union, or nonunion, with undesirable symptoms. Type II distal clavicular fractures usually exhibit superior displacement of the clavicle. We report two cases of distal clavicular fracture with inferior displacement and posterior displacement. Open reduction and internal fixation was performed in both patients, resulting in excellent functional outcome. As far as we know, this is the first report for these fracture patterns
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