Pennock AT, Heyworth BE, Bastrom T, et al. - This study was carried out to explore the rate and extent of progressive clavicle fracture displacement in adolescent patients following injury and during the early stages of healing. Researchers conducted an IRB approved multi-center study exploring prospective data that had previously been obtained as part of a larger study analyzing the functional outcomes of adolescent clavicle fractures. They assessed patient demographic and radiographic parameters as possible risk factors for interval displacement. A total of 100 patients were included in the study. The study found significant early improvements in fracture alignment in a substantial percentage of adolescent patients with completely displaced clavicle fractures. Shortening improved approximately 6 mm and angulation improved approximately 9 degrees among the most severely displaced fractures. They observed increased displacement in 4% of cases, but this tended to be mild, and in no cases did it prompt surgical intervention. The observation demonstrates that the true final deformity after an adolescent clavicle fracture is commonly less than that present at the time of injury.