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Pneumothorax complicating isolated clavicle fracture


R Hani
B Ennaciri
I Jeddi
A.E. Bardouni
M Mahfoud
M.S. Berrada

Abstract

Isolated clavicle fractures are among the commonest of traumatic fractures in the emergency department. Complications of isolated clavicle fractures are rare. Pneumothorax has been described as a complication of a fractured clavicle only rarely in English literature. In all the reported cases, the pneumothorax was treated by a thoracostomy and the clavicle fracture was treated conservatively. In our case, the pneumothorax required a chest drain insertion and the clavicle fracture was treated surgically with good result.

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