Abstract

MARTINEZ FERNANDEZ, Alexis; CABRERA FERNANDEZ, Yoel; GUERRA PRADA, Hermen  and  GUEDES CONSUEGRA, Mario. Clavicle fracture in puerpera of 11 days after given birth: a case presentation. AMC [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.3. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: clavicle fractures are quite frequent lesions that produce loss of the bony continuity, of traumatic origin between the acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints. Clinical case: a puerperal patient of seventeen year-old and eleven days after given birth was presented with fracture of medial third of the right clavicle, due to an automobile accident, treated at the integral community hospital Aymara, La Paz, Bolivia. She needed as treatment, internal fixation with laminae and screws. The procedure carried out was described, as well as its evolution and it was demonstrated that this method allows a mobility and mediate rehabilitation of the shoulder, guaranteeing an early reincorporation of the mother to homelike activities and her son's direct attention.

Keywords : CLAVICLE [Injuries]; SHOULDER FRACTURES; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; CASE REPORTS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS.