Evaluation of area and volume changes in the costoclavicular region in patients treated nonoperatively after mid-shaft clavicle fracture

Conservative treatment of midshaft clavicle fractures did not result in significant area and volume changes in the costoclavicular region. The inability to clinically demonstrate the theoretical expectation of decreased area and volume on the fractured site suggests that other biomechanical factors are involved in the healing process of the human body.