Stress fracture of the clavicle associated with sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of stress fracture of the clavicle associated with sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis. A 60-year-old man sustained a stress fracture of the right clavicle with no history of trauma. On radiography, hyperostosis of the anterior chest wall and ankylosis of the sternoclavicular joint were evident in addition to the fracture. Fracture healing was uneventful after 2.5 months. Ankylosis of the sternoclavicular joint may have caused increased stress at the midshaft of the clavicle by daily activity or minor trauma. Such a fracture is a rare complication of sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis.
Medical subject headings
- Clavicle
- Fractures, Stress
- Hyperostosis, Sternocostoclavicular
Anatomy
- clavicle