A Patient with Unilateral or Bilateral Aplasia of the Clavicles

question 94

Multiple Choice

A patient with unilateral or bilateral aplasia of the clavicles will have which characteristics?

• A) Hyperplastic paranasal sinuses
• B) Short and wide neck
• C) Mushroom shape of the cranium because of premature closure of the fontanelles
• D) Be able to approximate their shoulders to the midline

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