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Why does a fracture of the clavicle usually occur in the mid-region of the bone?
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Why does a fracture of the clavicle usually occur in the mid-region of the bone?

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(1) because this area lacks ligamentous attachments to adjacent bones
(2) it is the bone's thinnest segment.
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