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Thirty-one pairs of clavicles obtained from human cadavers ranging in age from full-term stillborn to fourteen years were studied morphologically and radiographically. Specimen roentgenography using air/cartilage interfacing demonstrated the osseous and cartilaginous portions of the epiphyses. Overall longitudinal growth appeared to occur to a greater degree in the sternal end, which also developed a secondary ossification center. No comparable ossification was seen in the acromion. The curve patterns differed in the acromial and sternal ends. The sternoclavicular joint has a meniscus throughout postnatal development. This was demonstrated by air arthrography. Finally, the sternoclavicular joint was dislocated anteriorly and posteriorly to duplicate trauma to this region. Roentgenographic aspects of development are discussed and illustrated to provide a reference index.
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Ogden, J.A., Conlogue, G.J. & Bronson, M.L. Radiology of postnatal skeletal development. Skeletal Radiol. 4, 196–203 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347213
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