title: Bilateral Clavicle Fractures: A Report of Three Cases.
abstract: Bilateral clavicle fractures are uncommonly reported in the literature with the incidence being less than 0.5% of all the clavicle fractures. Bilateral clavicle fractures are caused either by high-energy transfer of compression forces across both shoulder girdles or by a direct trauma to one clavicle followed by that to the other clavicle. These fractures could be missed due to their association with more severe chest injuries or a more symptomatically displaced fracture on one side or due to inadequate chest radiographs. We report three cases of traumatic bilateral clavicle fractures with three modes of injuries in different age groups. All the fractures were treated conservatively with good functional outcomes without any sequelae. Bilateral clavicle fractures should be actively sought by every trauma team with proper clinical examination and chest radiographs including both shoulder joints in high-energy trauma cases or with bilateral shoulder compression injuries.
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Institute for Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Jaipur National University , Jagatpura, Jaipur, India .
authors: Devendra
authors: D
authors: Lakhotia
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, GGS Medical College , Faridkot, India .
authors: Kavin
authors: K
authors: Khatri
authors: Additional Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, AIIMS , New Delhi, India .
authors: Vijay
authors: V
authors: Sharma
authors: Additional Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, AIIMS , New Delhi, India .
authors: Kamran
authors: K
authors: Farooque
authors: Junior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, MGMC , Jaipur, India .
authors: Swati
authors: S
authors: Sharma
keywords: Compression; Incidence; Shoulder; Trauma