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An unusual cause of shoulder pain: stress fracture of the clavicle
Abstract
We report a case of stress fracture of the clavicle in which diagnosis was delayed due to the unusual localization of pain and absence of predisposing risk factors. A 34-year-old woman presented with severe right-sided pain in the shoulder, arm, neck, and hemithorax, and numbness in her right upper extremity. Systemic radiographs, cervical and brachial plexus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and thorax computed tomography (CT) did not show any pathology. In a retrospective review of the shoulder MRI sections, an edematous appearance was noted in the right clavicle and adjacent soft tissues, suggesting a stress fracture of the clavicle. The patient was followed-up with activity limitation and analgesic treatment and her complaints subsided gradually. Control radiographs obtained 10 months later showed fracture healing with atypical callus formation. Stress fractures of the clavicle must be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of shoulder pain presenting as an atypical severe arm pain radiating to the upper extremity and hemithorax. In suspected cases, it may be helpful to obtain CT and MRI sections parallel to the long axis of the clavicle.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
August 10, 2009
Submission Date
March 7, 2014
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2009 Volume: 43 Number: 3
APA
Seyahi, A., Atalar, A., & Demirhan, M. (2009). An unusual cause of shoulder pain: stress fracture of the clavicle. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 43(3), 264-266. https://izlik.org/JA27ZF33YX
AMA
1.Seyahi A, Atalar A, Demirhan M. An unusual cause of shoulder pain: stress fracture of the clavicle. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43(3):264-266. https://izlik.org/JA27ZF33YX
Chicago
Seyahi, Aksel, Ata Atalar, and Mehmet Demirhan. 2009. “An Unusual Cause of Shoulder Pain: Stress Fracture of the Clavicle”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 (3): 264-66. https://izlik.org/JA27ZF33YX.
EndNote
Seyahi A, Atalar A, Demirhan M (August 1, 2009) An unusual cause of shoulder pain: stress fracture of the clavicle. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 3 264–266.
IEEE
[1]A. Seyahi, A. Atalar, and M. Demirhan, “An unusual cause of shoulder pain: stress fracture of the clavicle”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 264–266, Aug. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA27ZF33YX
ISNAD
Seyahi, Aksel - Atalar, Ata - Demirhan, Mehmet. “An Unusual Cause of Shoulder Pain: Stress Fracture of the Clavicle”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43/3 (August 1, 2009): 264-266. https://izlik.org/JA27ZF33YX.
JAMA
1.Seyahi A, Atalar A, Demirhan M. An unusual cause of shoulder pain: stress fracture of the clavicle. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43:264–266.
MLA
Seyahi, Aksel, et al. “An Unusual Cause of Shoulder Pain: Stress Fracture of the Clavicle”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 3, Aug. 2009, pp. 264-6, https://izlik.org/JA27ZF33YX.
Vancouver
1.Aksel Seyahi, Ata Atalar, Mehmet Demirhan. An unusual cause of shoulder pain: stress fracture of the clavicle. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2009 Aug. 1;43(3):264-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA27ZF33YX