A Case of Delayed Neurovascular Complication after Fracture of the Clavicle

The incidence of neurovascular complication after the fracture of the clavicle is very low. We experienced a case of delayed neurovascular complication about 3 months after the fracture of the clavicle. The patient was a 45-year-old man who fell down and was injured while riding a motorcycle. Initia...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 784 - 787
Main Authors Yoshihara, Yoshiki, Taniguchi, Yasuhide, Taniguchi, Tatsuyuki, Yatsunami, Makoto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1998
Subjects
clavicle fracture
delayed onset
neurovascular complication
osteotomy
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ISSN0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI10.5035/nishiseisai.47.784

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Summary:The incidence of neurovascular complication after the fracture of the clavicle is very low. We experienced a case of delayed neurovascular complication about 3 months after the fracture of the clavicle. The patient was a 45-year-old man who fell down and was injured while riding a motorcycle. Initially, he showed no symptoms in his upper extremity, and was treated with a clavicle brace. Later, numbness and muscle weakness appeared in the segmental area from C5 to Th1 of the upper extremity. Osteotomy, autologous bone graft, and internal fixation by plate led to good results, and the symptoms gradually disappeared. The patients has returned to his profession as a carpenter.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.47.784