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VOL. 3, ISSUE 1 (2017)
Bilateral fracture of clavicles at two different locations occuring simultaneously
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Dr. Kaushik Kr. Dutta, Dr. Arijit Dhar, Dr. Arup Kr. Daolagupu
Abstract
Introduction: Bilateral fractures of clavicles occurring simultaneously are rare with reported incidence of 0.43% of clavicle fractures with an overall incidence of between 0.011 and 0.017%. There are a few case reports on bilateral midclavicular fractures in literature but combination of midshaft in one side and lateral end in other side occurring simultaneously is rare.
Case presentation: A 30 years old female met with a road traffic accident and was brought to our emergency department. She was diagnosed to have comminuted midshaft clavicle fracture in right side (Allman [6] type 1, Robinson [7] type 2B2) and displaced lateral end fracture of clavicle in left side (Allman type2, Robinson type 3 B1A). The midshaft fracture on the right side was fixed with precontoured clavicle locking plate by classical superior incision. The lateral end fracture of the left clavicle was fixed with a subacromial hook plate in the same sitting.
Conclusion: Simultaneously occurring bilateral displaced fractures of clavicle treated with locking plates gives good functional outcome and cuts down the period of morbidity.
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Pages:38-41
How to cite this article:
Dr. Kaushik Kr. Dutta, Dr. Arijit Dhar, Dr. Arup Kr. Daolagupu "Bilateral fracture of clavicles at two different locations occuring simultaneously". International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Vol 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 38-41
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