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Stress fracture of the clavicle in a young female gymnast
  1. K E Fallon,
  2. P A Fricker
  1. Department of Sports Medicine, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
  1. Associate Professor Fallon, Department of Sports Medicine, Australian Institute of Sport, PO Box 176, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia kieran.fallon{at}ausport.gov.au

Abstract

Stress fractures of the clavicle are rare. This is the report of one such fracture in a 10 year old female gymnast, who presented with a six week history of medial clavicular pain. Radiographs and a computed tomography scan showed an undisplaced fracture through the medial third of the clavicle extending inferiorly to the rhomboid fossa in the inferior aspect of the clavicle. Pathological fracture was excluded by magnetic resonance imaging. The patient was treated conservatively and was able to return to full training eight weeks later.

Take home message

If acute trauma has been excluded and clinical examination suggests bony injury, stress fracture should be considered even when the symptoms and signs appear to arise from an unusual site.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.35.6.448

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    Take home message

    If acute trauma has been excluded and clinical examination suggests bony injury, stress fracture should be considered even when the symptoms and signs appear to arise from an unusual site.

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