Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Key Takeaways Most clavicle fractures heal without surgery using a sling or splint.Surgery may be needed if the fracture is badly displaced or there is a risk ...

Until about 15 years ago, most clavicle fractures were allowed to heal with minimal medical intervention. That changed after a 2007 study reported better shoulder function after plate-fixation surgery ...

A prospective, multicentre cohort study of 167 patients in eight emergency departments with clavicle injury. Emergency physicians with ultrasound training performed diagnostic POCUS. They obtained ...

Title: Mechanisms and Trends of Pediatric Clavicular Fractures in the United States: A 10-Year Epidemiologic Analysis of National Injury Data Authors: Charu Jain, MD candidate at the Icahn School of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pediatric clavicle fractures may be increasing in severity, despite no increases in annual injury incidence.

A 20-year-old man presented with right shoulder pain. He had been shoveling snow when his shovel struck a patch of ice, and he immediately felt pain in his shoulder. When he attempted to raise his arm ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . While operative and nonoperative treatment of displaced clavicle fractures had similar time to return to ...