CLAVICLE Flashcards
Anatomical description of clavicle
-long slender S shape bone the lies of the rooT of the neck
Anterior orientation of clavicle
Middle 2/3: convex
Middle 1/3: concave
Posterior orientation of clavicle
Middle 2/3: concave
Middle 1/3: convex
This is the most commonly fractured bone in the human body?
Clavicle
MOI for clavicular fx
FOOSH
FOS
This mm pulls the medial fragment of the clavicle superiorly if fx occurs
SCM
This mm pulls the lateral fragment of the clavicle medially if fx occurs
Pecs major
This pulls the lateral fragment of the clavicle inferiorly if fx occurs
gravity
What are the structures that passes through the costoclavicular space?
Subclavian artery
Brachial plexus
Seen in between clavicle and first rib
Costoclavicular space
What portion of the brachial plexus passes posteriorly through the costoclavicular space forward and downward
Inferior portion of the brachial plexus
What are the structures that may be affected in which may result with the complication of a clavicular fx
Subclavian artery
Brachial plexus
This is the immediate management done for complete clavicular fx
surgery
Why is there a need to perform surgery immediately in a pt with a complete clavicular fx
in order to prevent the jeopardizing the post structures seen in the clavicle (costoclavicular space: brachial plexus and subclavian artery)
This is the immediate management done for INcomplete clavicular fx
Bandaging technique