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Shortened clavicle? You might need surgery! – USMLE 1

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Surgical procedure for shortened clavicle

Clavicle fracture should also be treated surgically if there is a possibility or a danger that a nearby nerve or an artery might be damaged.

Remember when we said that this is the distal third of the clavicle? Well, if a fracture happens here and it is displaced, well, then that is an indication for a surgery.

Furthermore, after a fracture, clavicle can be shorter. And if it’s shorter, more than 2.5 centimeters. Well, a surgery might be considered.

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