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  2. Clavicle fracture - Wikipedia

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    Clavicle fractures occur at 30–64 cases per 100,000 a year and are responsible for 2.6–5.0% of all fractures. [15] This type of fracture occurs more often in males. [ 15 ] About half of all clavicle fractures occur in children under the age of seven and is the most common pediatric fracture.

  3. Brachial plexus injury - Wikipedia

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    A bony fragment, pseudoaneurysm, hematoma, or callus formation of fractured clavicle can also put pressure on the injured nerve, disrupting innervation of the muscles. A trauma directly on the shoulder and neck region can crush the brachial plexus between the clavicle and the first rib. [14]

  4. Clavicle - Wikipedia

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    The clavicle, collarbone, or keybone is a slender, S-shaped long bone approximately 6 inches (15 cm) long [1] that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum (breastbone). There are two clavicles, one on each side of the body.

  5. Shoulder dystocia - Wikipedia

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    Suprapubic pressure being used in a shoulder dystocia: Specialty: Obstetrics: Symptoms: Retraction of the baby's head back into the vagina [1] Complications: Baby: Brachial plexus injury, clavicle fracture [2] Mother: Vaginal or perineal tears, postpartum bleeding [3] Risk factors

  6. Suprasternal notch - Wikipedia

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    Intrathoracic pressure is measured by using a transducer held in such a way over the body that an actuator engages the soft tissue that is located above the suprasternal notch. Arcot J. Chandrasekhar, MD of Loyola University , Chicago , is the author of an evaluative test for the aorta using the suprasternal notch. [ 4 ]

  7. Epiphysis - Wikipedia

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    Pressure epiphyses assist in transmitting the weight of the human body and are the regions of the bone that are under pressure during movement or locomotion. Another example of a pressure epiphysis is the head of the humerus which is part of the shoulder complex. Condyles of femur and tibia also come under the pressure epiphysis.

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  9. Thoracic outlet syndrome - Wikipedia

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    TOS can involve only part of the hand (as in the pinky and adjacent half of the ring finger), all of the hand, or the inner aspect of the forearm and upper arm. Pain can also be in the side of the neck, the pectoral area below the clavicle, the armpit/axillary area, and the upper back (i.e., the trapezius and rhomboid area).