Authors: Takashi Kuroda Shigeru Ehara Hideki Murakami
Publish Date: 2005/04/15
Volume: 34, Issue: 7, Pages: 424-426
Abstract
We report a case of stress fracture of the clavicle associated with sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis A 60yearold man sustained a stress fracture of the right clavicle with no history of trauma On radiography hyperostosis of the anterior chest wall and ankylosis of the sternoclavicular joint were evident in addition to the fracture Fracture healing was uneventful after 25 months Ankylosis of the sternoclavicular joint may have caused increased stress at the midshaft of the clavicle by daily activity or minor trauma Such a fracture is a rare complication of sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis
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