Diagnosis of a Posterior Fracture Dislocation of the Medial Clavicle in an Adolescent With Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Jul;33(7):519-521. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001121.

Abstract

We report a case of an adolescent patient with medial clavicular tenderness after a fall on the lateral left shoulder. Initial radiographs did not reveal a fracture or dislocation. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to diagnose a posterior clavicular fracture dislocation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Clavicle / diagnostic imaging
  • Clavicle / injuries*
  • Female
  • Fracture Dislocation / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Point-of-Care Systems*
  • Ultrasonography / methods*
  • Young Adult