PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C J Griffiths
AU  - E Glucksman
TI  - Post-traumatic osteolysis of the clavicle: a case report.
AID  - 10.1136/emj.3.2.129
DP  - 1986 Jun 01
TA  - Archives of Emergency Medicine
PG  - 129--132
VI  - 3
IP  - 2
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/3/2/129.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/3/2/129.full
SO  - Arch Emerg Med1986 Jun 01; 3
AB  - A case of post-traumatic osteolysis of the clavicle occurring in a 25-year-old male is described. The condition should be suspected in anyone giving a history of persistent shoulder pain following trauma or intensive sporting activities. Characteristic resorption of the distal tip of the clavicle is found on X-ray. The condition usually responds within 2 years to conservative treatment. Previous reports of the condition are reviewed, and the possible pathogenesis and differential diagnosis discussed.