Anterior-posterior X-ray image showing a displaced midshaft clavicle fracture in a pediatric patient / Source: Wikimedia and RRY publications
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Pediatric clavicle fractures: whether from playground heroics or a high-impact soccer collision, show up in clinic like clockwork. They’re predictable, mostly nonoperative. So why are more winding up in the hospital?

When a team from Mount Sinai dug into a decade of national injury data and found that hospital admissions for pediatric clavicle fractures are increasing—without an uptick in fracture incidence.


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