Congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle: a case report
| Autor: | John Christoforides, Ioannis Gigis, Theodoros Beslikas, Savvas P. Nenopoulos, D J Dadoukis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Right shoulder
medicine.medical_specialty External fixator External Fixators Radiography 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine lcsh:Orthopedic surgery Congenital pseudarthrosis Medicine Humans Postoperative scars Child 030222 orthopedics business.industry Rare entity 030229 sport sciences medicine.disease Clavicle Surgery lcsh:RD701-811 Pseudarthrosis medicine.anatomical_structure Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol 15 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 1022-5536 |
| Popis: | Congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle is a rare entity of unknown aetiology. Its pathogenesis is related to the embryology of the clavicle. We present a 6-year-old girl with congenital pseudarthrosis of the right clavicle. A prominence was noticed at birth between the middle and distal ends of the clavicle that increased in size when the right shoulder was actively mobilised. Radiographic examination revealed a hypertrophic pseudarthrosis of the clavicle. The pseudarthrosis was resected and the clavicular segments were fixed with an external fixator for 2 months until union. Clinical results were excellent at the 7-year follow-up: the right shoulder was pain-free and the appearance satisfactory. Surgical treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle in children using an external fixator provides a better cosmetic outcome with smaller postoperative scars and avoids a second surgical procedure to remove the implants. |
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