Stress fracture of the medial clavicle secondary to nervous tic.
The clinical and radiological characteristics of swelling in the region of the medial clavicle may suggest the presence of a neoplastic or inflammatory lesion. This report describes a 27-year-old man with a painful tumor-like lesion over the medial clavicle, which was found to be a stress fracture caused by a nervous tic resulting from mental stress.
Yamada
K
K
Department of Orthopaedics, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa, 464-8681 Nagoya, Japan. kyamada@aichi-cc.jp.
Sugiura
H
H
Suzuki
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000150:complications*