CONTINUED CLAVICULAR GROWTH DURING ADOLESCENCE AND EARLY ADULTHOOD

As more adults undergo surgical fixation of clavicle fractures, there is a renewed interest in the management of adolescent fractures. While the medial clavicular physis does not fuse until 23-25 years, literature reports limited residual growth of the clavicle during adolescence. The aim of this study is to evaluate the longitudinal clavicular growth on serial thoracic radiographs in adolescents and young adults