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Emerg Med J 2006;23:581-582 doi:10.1136/emj.2005.032961
  • Emergency casebook

The missed clavicle fracture in children?

  1. M J Reed,
  2. N Fernandez-Dias
  1. Emergency Department, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Matthew Reed
 Emergency Department, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Sciennes Road, Edinburgh EH7 5HD, UK; mattreed1{at}hotmail.com

    An 8-year-old boy presented to our emergency department having fallen onto his right shoulder. On examination there was tenderness over the clavicle midpoint, with a reduced range of shoulder movements. Initial radiographs (two views) were confirmed to be normal …

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