Can paediatric emergency clinicians identify and manage clavicle fractures without radiographs in the emergency department? A prospective study.

Clinicians can identify the presence of a fracture and tend to be overconservative in their management. Despite negative radiological findings, some patients were treated as though they had a fracture, based on clinical judgement. This adds evidence that radiographs are not routinely required for uncomplicated paediatric clavicle fractures.