Isolated bilateral clavicular fracture: A case report

Aman Mishra; Kshitiz Acharya; Aakarshan Timilsina; Sital Thapa; Krishna Timilsina; Prawesh Singh Bhandari; Suresh Uprety

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5450

Clinical Case Reports (Feb 2022)

Isolated bilateral clavicular fracture: A case report

Aman Mishra,
Kshitiz Acharya,
Aakarshan Timilsina,
Sital Thapa,
Krishna Timilsina,
Prawesh Singh Bhandari,
Suresh Uprety

Affiliations

Aman Mishra: Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal
Kshitiz Acharya: Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal
Aakarshan Timilsina: Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal
Sital Thapa: Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal
Krishna Timilsina: Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal
Prawesh Singh Bhandari: Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal
Suresh Uprety: Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5450
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 2
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Bilateral clavicle fractures are uncommon and are mostly associated with polytrauma. The presence of concurrent serious injuries diverts the doctor's attention and causes the clavicular injury to be overlooked. Our report presents a 39‐year‐old male patient with bilateral clavicle fracture whom we managed surgically by open reduction and internal fixation.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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