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Bilateral congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle

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A case of bilateral congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle in a baby boy is described. The patient is fully asymptomatic, and no functional impairment is present. This is probably only the seventh case described of this rare congenital anomaly.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Ospedale Civile di Sorrento, Italy

    M. T. P. Russo

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Sick Children, and Institute of Child Health, Respiratory and Anaesthetic Unit, Sports Medicine Laboratory, University of London, London, UK

    N. Maffulli

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Russo, M.T.P., Maffulli, N. Bilateral congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 109, 177–178 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00440584

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