Surviving shoulder season Nov 4, 2009
- it jumps over to your clavicle, then the scapula, then over to where Jon Bon Jovi has that Superman tattoo. You know, thinking about it now, I'm not even sure why they call it shoulder season in the first place. (Juneau Empire)
Lacey firefighters rejoice in recovery of 10-year-old accident victim, who gets a new bike Oct 18, 2009
He suffered a fractured left eye socket, four broken ribs, a broken right clavicle, multiple pelvis fractures, a lacerated liver, two partially collapsed lungs and a broken sacrum. On Friday, Lacey firefighters got a chance to congratulate Tyler on a recovery that most involved agree is nothing short of miraculous. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Muscles of Inspiration Sep 12, 2009
This large chest muscle runs from the upper arm to the clavicle, sternum, and first eight ribs ... The sternocleidomastoid attaches the base of the skull to the sternum and clavicle. (Suite101.com)
Judge sends mom to prison A mother is sentenced to 7 1/2-years in prison after being convicting of child abuse and unlawful wounding. Jul 28, 2009
His injuries included skull fractures, a broken clavicle and severe retinal hemorrhaging, according to evidence presented by prosecutor Eric Olsen. The child nearly died and has permanent brain damage. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Armstrong makes a convincing case Jul 11, 2009
Armstrong underwent surgery for a broken clavicle in March, and normally that recovery would have stopped him from reaching his full capability. "But his recovery has been, just ... remarkable and dramatic," Dirschl said, noting the intense pain of a broken clavicle, alleviated only partly by surgery. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Complaints from strippers, hog-tied DUI suspect force Broward County deputy to resign Jun 24, 2009
Six days later, another woman accused of causing a road accident complained that while she was hospitalized with a resulting concussion, lacerated liver, broken pelvis, hip and clavicle, Grady came to her hospital room, threatened to take her drivers license away for life if she didn't provide a blood sample and called her "a f -ing drunk, a f -ing whore, and a f -ing liar.". Four complaints came in 2000, when records show Grady's 10-year marriage was disintegrating. (The Palm Beach Post)
Does lung cancer get short shrift? Jun 21, 2009
So when she developed a nagging cough in April 2000 at age 38, and then found a lump over her clavicle, she and her dad both knew it was bad news. In the terrible calculus that families facing cancer often use, they hoped it would be lymphoma. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bony Anatomy of the Shoulder Girdle Jun 6, 2009
Scapula, Humerus, Clavicle, and the Joints of the Shoulder ... What we refer to as the shoulder girdle is, in fact, a collection of bones and joints involving the upper arm, scapula, clavicle and sternum ... The scapula is joined to the clavicle at the acromioclavicular or AC joint, where the acromion process of the scapula meets the clavicle just superior to the glenoid fossa. (Suite101.com)
Pillar of Polson: Longtime owner of Burgerville not done flipping patties May 30, 2009
Aug. 14, 2008: I broke my clavicle in three places, installed a plate and screws (dumbass goes back to work and tears this apart) ... Oct. 7, 2008: More surgery to remove screws and plate on left clavicle that dumbass tore apart. (Missoulian, MT)
Oldest Evidence Of Leprosy Found In India May 27, 2009
During the second millennium B.C., when there was disintegration of Indus settlements and new, smaller settlements sprang up all over the western half of peninsular India, adult burial becomes rare, children under 5 begin to predominate in the skeletal assemblages, and this early leper was one of only five individuals buried at the site of Balathal (the others were middle-aged women, an ascetic from the Early Historic period, and a fragmentary clavicle found with the leprous skeleton). Thus... (Science Daily)
Museums have played pivotal roles in films through the years May 17, 2009
We're talking about real museums - not Jack Nicholson's Joker spray-painting his way through some generic Gotham City art palace in "Batman" or Cary Grant's brontosaurus skeleton tumbling down in an unnamed natural history museum in "Bringing Up Baby." (Those intercostal clavicles will get you every time ... It's like an entire skeleton reduced to one immense intercostal clavicle. (Boston Globe)
Parents convicted in abuse of son A Stafford jury last night recommended prison terms for two parents after deciding they were responsible for their infant son's crippling injuries. May 9, 2009
The child, also named Joshua Wallace, was 10 weeks old on Dec. 30, 2005, when he was flown to MCV Medical Center in Richmond with skull fractures, a broken clavicle and severe retinal hemorrhaging. The child nearly died and has permanent brain damage, according to the evidence presented during the three-day trial. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Stem Cells Jumpstart Bone's Healing Process Apr 15, 2009
The clinical implication is significant, as orthopaedists can soon have a new tool at their disposable to deal with many common, painful bone ailments including the tens of thousands of painful fractures for which there is no treatment (pelvic fractures, vertebral compression fractures, clavicle fractures), fractures that won't heal, fractures in patients that are either too sick to have surgery or chose not to have surgery, and even reduce the size of a incision in some surgeries. Aging Bones... (Science Daily)
HPD: Preliminary reports indicate HFD ladder truck ran red light Apr 1, 2009
Her mother said Boone has a broken clavicle and possible brain damage. The woman in the white car wasn't seriously injured. (KHOU.com, TX)
Fire truck accident victim's family says prayers are very welcomed Apr 1, 2009
Her mother said Boone has a broken clavicle and possible brain damage. Sitting outside her shop, Mildred Vazquez was a witness who had a front row seat to the accident and saw Jotika Ramchandani s car get crushed beneath the truck. (KHOU.com, TX)
Lance and the will to suffer Mar 28, 2009
This morning, an Austin, Texas, orthopedic surgeon played pick-up sticks with Armstrong's clavicle, trying to "put the puzzle back together," as he described it ... The clavicle will especially complain on the uphill. (MSNBC -- Sports)
24 hrs of tweets Mar 27, 2009
In the afternoon, the seven-time-winner of the Tour de France, who is in his comeback year after retiring in 2005, sent a tweet reading: "I'm alive! Broken clavicle (right). Hurts like hell for now. Surgery in a couple of days. Thanks for all the well wishes." A while later, the 37-year-old posted a Twitpic of himself with a friend, drinking wine with his right arm in a sling. He was eating crackers and cheese, he said, then going to bed. (Globe and Mail)
Wanted foster mom arrested in Pa. Mar 24, 2009
While in the Vegas' care, Nathaniel suffered serious injuries -- a broken clavicle and dog bite on the face -- before he was hospitalized Sept. 22, 2006, with a fatal brain injury. He died two days later. (Sioux City Journal)
Saunsoci-Mitchell case: Family wants answers, arrest (67) Mar 22, 2009
During his stay with the Vegas, he suffered serious injuries -- a broken leg, broken clavicle and dog bite on the face -- before he was hospitalized Sept. 22, 2006, with a fatal brain injury. He died two days later. (Sioux City Journal)
Want to Lose Weight? Have Brain Surgery Mar 10, 2009
"And then they'll put wires underneath my scalp, and it'll go down on each side of my clavicle, [where] I'll have a battery pack.". Watch the story tonight on "Nightline" at 11:35 p.m. ET. (ABC News)
'Missing Links' Reveal Truth About Evolution Feb 12, 2009
-- The classic fossil of Archaeopteryx, sometimes called the first bird, has (fully fused clavicle) which is only found in and some dinosaurs. But it also shows impressions from feathers on its body, as seen on many of the theropod dinosaurs from which it evolved. (Fox News)
PET/CT May Improve Prognosis For Patients With Inflammatory Breast Cancer Feb 12, 2009
"The use of a whole-body modality such as PET/CT with its higher sensitivity, however, allows us to pinpoint metastasis in other parts of the body; for example, behind the clavicle which can not be detected in a physical exam or in the abdominal organs or pelvic lymph nodes.". IBC tends to grow more quickly and aggressively than the more common types of breast cancer. (Science Daily)
