Boeisa Ahmad N, Alshammary Alya A, Albunyan Sara, AlMudayris Lina, AlSaeed Mohammed
Pediatric Orthopaedics, Almoosa Specialist Hospital, Al-Mubarraz, SAU.
College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, SAU.
Cureus. 2024 Aug 10;16(8):e66594. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66594. eCollection 2024 Aug.
Congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle (CPC) is a rare disorder diagnosed at birth or early childhood presenting with a painless, non-tender mass on the clavicle. Its etiology is unknown, caused by failure of fusion of the medial and lateral ossification centers of the clavicle. Left-sided CPC is rare and linked to other pathological abnormalities. Bilateral involvement is extremely rare and it is seen in association with other congenital malformations. A full-term newborn baby girl was examined after a complicated emergency cesarean section delivery. Upon initial pediatric examination, there was suspicion of bilateral clavicle fracture with no limitation of movement and equal moro reflex bilateral. Plain radiographs of the clavicle revealed a suspected bilateral fracture of the clavicle. At the two-month follow-up, X-rays were taken to assess the clavicle fractures showing persistent bilateral clavicle deformities and there was no interval callus formation which confirmed the diagnosis of bilateral CPC and excluded the presence of the fracture. Bilateral pseudarthrosis of the clavicle is a rare entity, and surgical correction is not required unless the patient develops symptoms of limitations of movement or for aesthetic causes.
先天性锁骨假关节(CPC)是一种在出生时或幼儿期被诊断出的罕见疾病,表现为锁骨上无痛、无压痛的肿块。其病因不明,是由锁骨内侧和外侧骨化中心融合失败引起的。左侧先天性锁骨假关节罕见,且与其他病理异常有关。双侧受累极为罕见,常与其他先天性畸形相关。一名足月女婴在经历复杂的急诊剖宫产术后接受检查。初次儿科检查时,怀疑双侧锁骨骨折,活动不受限,双侧莫罗反射正常。锁骨平片显示疑似双侧锁骨骨折。在两个月的随访中,拍摄X线片评估锁骨骨折情况,结果显示双侧锁骨畸形持续存在,且无骨痂形成,从而确诊为双侧先天性锁骨假关节,排除了骨折的存在。双侧锁骨假关节是一种罕见病症,除非患者出现活动受限症状或出于美观原因,否则无需手术矫正。