Bilateral fracture of clavicles at two different locations occuring simultaneously
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Research - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
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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Dr. Kaushik Kr. Dutta, Dr. Arijit Dhar, Dr. Arup Kr. Daolagupu
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