title: The bony anatomy of clavicular malunions.
abstract: The majority of clavicle fractures heal with some degree of malunion. There has been an increased appreciation that malunion with significant shortening may lead to clinical symptoms. In a review of a large number of clavicle specimens, 73 fractures with 54 malunions were found. Distinctive patterns of malunion were identified. Shortening usually comprised a combination of overlapping and angulation of fracture fragments in a predictable fashion. An appreciation of these fracture patterns will be of interest to surgeons attempting to minimize or correct complications from such injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Poriya Government Hospital, Tiberias, Israel.
authors.forename: J Gordon
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Edelson
mesh_terms: D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy*; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods