Pneumothorax complicating isolated clavicle fracture

نویسندگان

  • Redouane Hani
  • Badr Ennaciri
  • Idriss Jeddi
  • Ahmed El Bardouni
  • Mustapha Mahfoud
  • Mohamed Saleh Berrada
چکیده

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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دوره 21  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015