Clavicle

Question 1

Which ligament attaches to the sternal end of the clavicle

Answer 1

Costoclavicular ligament

Question 2

Which ligament attaches to the conoid tubercle of the clavicle

Answer 2

Conoid ligament (medial part of the coracoclavicular ligament)

Question 3

Which ligament attaches to the trapezoid line of the clavicle

Answer 3

Trapezoid ligament (lateral part of the coracoclavicular ligament)

Question 4

Where do most fractures occur in the clavicle

Answer 4

Middle third (80%)

Question 5

Where do least fractures occur in the clavicle

Answer 5

Medial third (5%)

Question 6

After a fracture of the clavicle, how is the lateral end displaced

Answer 6

Inferiorly - by the weight of the arm

Medially - by the pectoralis major

Question 7

After a fracture of the clavicle, how is the medial end displaced

Answer 7

Superiorly - by the sternocleidomastoid

Question 8

What nerves are inevitably damaged in a clavicle ORIF

Answer 8

Supraclavicular nerves

Question 9

What clinical finding is there of damaged supraclavicular nerves

Answer 9

Numb-patch over the shoulder