Presentation
Direct fall onto shoulder while playing football.
Patient Data
Age: 15 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Clavicle fracture - pediatric
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Middle-third clavicle fracture just proximal to the coracoclavicular ligament insertion. Marked caudal displacement of the distal fragment.
Case Discussion
The clavicle fracture is just proximal to the coracoclavicular ligament and the coracoclavicular distance is therefore normal confirming that the ligament is intact.
In skeletally immature children and young people, there is rarely associated injury of the acromioclavicular or coracoclavicular ligaments.