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J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 1992 Jul;1(4):215-8. doi: 10.1016/1058-2746(92)90016-V. Epub 2009 Feb 25.

Development of pseudarthrosis in a dysplastic clavicle: A variant of congenital pseudarthrosis?.

Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery

A R Lyons, W A Wallace

Affiliations

  1. Department of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.

PMID: 22971626 DOI: 10.1016/1058-2746(92)90016-V

Abstract

The development of a pseudarthrosis is reported in a child's right clavicle, which was previously noted to have been morphologically abnormal. Such pseudarthroses are uncommon, but they usually appear on the right side and may rarely be bilateral. The differential diagnosis is of a postpartum fracture, a posttraumatic pseudarthrosis, cleidocranial dysostosis, or neurofibromatosis. A review of the development of the clavicle and the hypotheses for such anomalous development are given.

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