title: Pneumothorax complicating isolated clavicle fracture.
abstract: Isolated clavicle fractures are among the commonest of traumatic fractures in the emergency department. Complications of isolated clavicle fractures are rare. Pneumothorax has been described as a complication of a fractured clavicle only rarely in English literature. In all the reported cases, the pneumothorax was treated by a thoracostomy and the clavicle fracture was treated conservatively. In our case, the pneumothorax required a chest drain insertion and the clavicle fracture was treated surgically with good result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Redouane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hani
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Badr
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ennaciri
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Idriss
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jeddi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Bardouni
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mustapha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahfoud
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohamed Saleh
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Berrada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015505:Chest Tubes; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Clavicle; chest drain; fracture; pneumothorax