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ArticleBMJ case reports2025

Pathological fracture non-union of medial clavicle after radiotherapy.

Chun Lok Chow, Chun Man Ma, Tun Hing Lui

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Chun Lok ChowDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China drlionelchow@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1438-5856
Chun Man MaDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
Tun Hing LuiDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The medial end of the clavicle is a relatively uncommon site of fracture. It is often associated with high-energy injury if it is traumatic in cause. Medial clavicle fracture arising from minor injury raises the suspicion of possible pathological causes. We present a case of pathological fracture non-union of the medial end of the clavicle in a patient who previously received radiotherapy for papillary thyroid carcinoma. The diagnostic challenge involved in identifying the causes of her condition is highlighted.

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ClavicleFractures, SpontaneousFractures, UnunitedThyroid NeoplasmsAgedCarcinoma, PapillaryFemaleHumansThyroid Cancer, PapillaryOrthopaedic and trauma surgeryOrthopaedicsThyroid

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PMID40280590
PMCPMC12034920

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