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Clavicle Fractures

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In 1967 Allman [1] presented a three-type anatomic classification for clavicle fractures (Fig. 3.1):

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  1. Academic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Nick G. Lasanianos MD, PhD, MSc & Michalis Panteli MD, MRCS

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    Nick G. Lasanianos

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    Nikolaos K. Kanakaris

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    Peter V. Giannoudis

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Lasanianos, N.G., Panteli, M. (2015). Clavicle Fractures. In: Lasanianos, N., Kanakaris, N., Giannoudis, P. (eds) Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6572-9_3

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