An unusual cause of shoulder pain in an elderly woman: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Taoufik Harzy²  Abdelmajid Elmrini¹  Latifa Tahiri²  Mohammed Elidrissi¹  Nessrine Akasbi² 

[1] Orthopedic Surgery Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez Morocco;Rheumatology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez 30070, Morocco

关键词: Stress fracture;    Insufficiency fracture;    Etiology;    Clavicle;   

Others  :  824855
DOI  :  10.1186/1752-1947-7-271

 received in 2013-03-18, accepted in 2013-09-26,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Introduction

Stress fracture of the clavicle is a rare entity. It can manifest itself with an atypical shoulder pain. The clavicle is vulnerable to pathological fractures from several causes such as neoplasm, infection and rarely metabolic bone disease.

Case presentation

We report a case of a bone insufficiency fracture of the clavicle, in a 67-year-old Moroccan woman patient with several risk factors of bone insufficiency including osteoporosis, osteomalacia and primary hyperparathyroidism.

Conclusion

The diagnosis of bone insufficiency-related fracture of the clavicle can be challenging. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of shoulder or clavicle pain.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Akasbi et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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