The clavicle is an S-shaped bone located horizontally across the upper ribcage that connects the sternum to the scapula. It plays an essential role in shoulder movement by acting as a brace, allowing weight to be transferred from the upper limbs to the axial skeleton. A clavicle fracture can be indicated by trauma, tenderness, deformity, or congenital abnormalities and caused by symptoms such as severe pain with shoulder movement, swelling, bruising, and shoulder sagging.

1. CLAVICLEAnand Gurmaita

2. INTRODUCTION
 The clavicle is an elongated, S-shaped bone that rests horizontally at
the sternum across the upper part of the ribcage, and the acromial end
of the scapula.
 This bone is an important part of the skeletal system since it plays an
essential role in everyday functional movement, serving as the
connection between the axial skeleton and the pectoral girdle.
 The clavicle is able to act as a brace for the shoulder, allowing weight
to be transferred from the upper limbs to the axial skeleton.

4. INDICATIONS
• Trauma.
• Bony tenderness.
• Suspected fracture.
• Congenital abnormalities.
• Obvious deformity.

5. SYMPTOMS OF A CLAVICLE FRACTURE
• Severe pain upon movements of the shoulder and arm
• Swelling, bruising and tenderness over the fractured area
• Sagging of the shoulder in an anterior and inferior direction

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