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We analyzed clavicular radiographs of 26 patients with a history of trauma. The apical oblique projection of the clavicle was obtained with the injured side of the patient angled 45° towards the X-ray tube and a 20° cephalad angulation of the X-ray beam. This view proved to be more informative than the routine apical anteroposterior projection. It is especially effective in detecting nondisplaced fractures of the middle third of the clavicle in neonates and children. To verify our findings, we obtained apical anteroposterior and oblique radiographs of a specimen adult clavicle. On the oblique view with 20° cephalad angulation of the X-ray beam, the measurements of the projected lengths of the anatomical specimen, especially those of the middle portion of the clavicle, were very close to the corresponding anatomical lengths.
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Weinberg, B., Seife, B. & Alonso, P. The apical oblique view of the clavicle: its usefulness in neonatal and childhood trauma. Skeletal Radiol. 20, 201–203 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00241669
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00241669