Medial Clavicle Physeal Injury (Pseudodislocation) — Pattern
Physeal separation of medial clavicle mimics SCJ dislocation — the physis is weaker than ligaments in children. Posterior displacement threatens mediastinal structures — requires urgent reduction (often operative). CT is essential to distinguish true SCJ dislocation from physeal injury.
Related to
1Practised by MCQ
10What is the most common type of displacement in medial clavicle physeal injuries in children?
mcqWhich imaging modality is essential to differentiate a true sternoclavicular joint dislocation from a medial c...
mcqWhat is a significant risk associated with posterior displacement of the medial clavicular metaphysis?
mcqAt what age does the medial clavicular physis typically fuse?
mcqIn a medial clavicle physeal injury, what happens to the medial clavicle epiphysis?
mcqWhat clinical sign is typically associated with anterior displacement of the medial clavicle?
mcqWhat mechanism of injury is most commonly associated with posterior displacement of the medial clavicle?
mcqWhat is the primary concern with anterior displacement of the medial clavicle?
mcqWhat type of Salter-Harris injury is typically seen in medial clavicle physeal fractures?
mcqWhich symptom might suggest posterior displacement of the medial clavicle?