What is the hardware removal rate after anteroinferior plating of the clavicle? A retrospective cohort study

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 1838 - 1843
• Main Authors: Baltes, Thomas P.A., BSc, Donders, Johanna C.E., MD, Kloen, Peter, MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; anteroinferior plating; Bone Plates - adverse effects; Clavicle; Clavicle - injuries; Device Removal; Female; Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects; Fracture Fixation, Internal - instrumentation; Fractures, Bone - surgery; hardware removal; Humans; irritation; Male; Middle Aged; midshaft; Orthopedics; plate fixation; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult; Treatment Study; Level IV; anteroinferior plating; Clavicle; hardware removal; Case Series; midshaft; plate fixation; irritation

Background Plate position in the operative treatment of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures or nonunions is most often on the superior side. However, superior clavicular plating often results in complaints of plate prominence and local soft tissue irritation, necessitating hardware removal. We hav...