Open AccessThe incidence of medial end clavicle fractures is higher than had previously been considered
Author(s) -
Nawfal Al-Hadithy,
Zakir H Khokher,
Niel Kang,
Lee Van Rensburg,
Graham Tytherleigh-Strong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
shoulder and elbow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1758-5740
pISSN - 1758-5732
DOI - 10.1177/1758573220923122
Subject(s) - medicine , clavicle , elbow , emergency department , incidence (geometry) , population , presentation (obstetrics) , accident and emergency , surgery , medical emergency , physics , environmental health , psychiatry , optics
Previous X-ray epidemiological studies have estimated the incidence of medial end clavicle fractures to account for 2-3% of all clavicle fractures.