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Injuries to the Shoulder Girdle

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Fracture

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The shoulder girdle consists of the scapula and the clavicle. The clavicle is continuous medially with the sterno-clavicular joint. Laterally, the clavicle is continuous with the acromio-clavicular joint.

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© 1984 Graham W. Betts-Symonds

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Betts-Symonds, G.W. (1984). Injuries to the Shoulder Girdle. In: Fracture. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17534-5_10

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