Congenital pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle with bifurcation

Narender Kumar Magu, Rohit Singla, Ashish Devgan, Paritosh GognaIndian Journal of Orthopaedics 2014 48(4):435-437Congenital pseudoarthrosis of clavicle is a rare clinical entity. It usually presents as a swelling in the clavicular region at birth or soon after birth. Fitzwilliam's original description of 60 subtypes of congenital pseudoarthrosis of clavicle have addressed several anatomical variants, e.g. association with cervical rib and abnormally vertical and elevated upper ribs. However, congenital pseudoarthrosis of clavicle associated with bifurcation is an atypical anatomic variant. To the best of our knowledge, this variant has never been mentioned in the literature. In the present report, we have described this subtype of symptomatic congenital pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle with bifurcation and its possible management.

Source: Table of Contents : Indian Journal of Orthopaedics : 2007 - 41(1) - July 8, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Narender Kumar MaguRohit SinglaAshish DevganParitosh Gogna Source Type: research