Clavicle fractures are a common injury, particularly in children. Non-union is one recognized complication of clavicle fracture. However this complication is rare amongst children who have a clavicle fracture, with, to our knowledge, only one case of clavicle non-union in a child reported in the literature. We report two cases of non-union of the clavicle in children which were successfully treated by open reduction and internal fixation.
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