Presentation
A traffic signal pole has fallen down on the patient's left shoulder. Fractured left clavicle suspected.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Clavicle and rib fractures
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- Left: AP clavicle view (good view of fractured ribs here)
- Right: AP axial clavicle view, caudo-cranial tube orientation (-15°/-20°)
Middle-third left clavicle fracture and multiple left ribs fractures (2nd, 3rd, 4th).
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After finding fractured ribs CXR is quickly required.
Multiple fractured upper ribs.
Minimal left postero-basal pleural effusion.
No pneumthorax.
Normal cardiac silhouette.