title: Traumatic floating clavicle.
abstract: We report a case of traumatic floating clavicula in a man aged 21 years. He was admitted to our emergency department with polytrauma sustained in a motor car accident, successfully treated 21 days after the accident with bipolar open reduction and wire stabilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. dr.yurdakul@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yurdakul
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Salt
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Doğar
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güney
authors.forename: Polat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durukan
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult