The operative outcomes of displaced medial-end clavicle fractures

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery Vol. 24; no. 11; pp. 1728 - 1734
• Main Authors: Sidhu, Verinder S., BSc, MBBS (Hons), MS, Hermans, Deborah, RN, Duckworth, David G., MBBS, FRACS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Clavicle; Clavicle - injuries; Clavicle - surgery; Disability Evaluation; Female; fixation; fracture; Fracture Fixation, Internal - instrumentation; Fracture Healing; Fractures, Bone - surgery; Fractures, Ununited - surgery; Humans; Male; medial; Middle Aged; operative; Orthopedics; Return to Work; Young Adult; Treatment Study; Level IV; Clavicle; Case Series; medial; fixation; operative; fracture

Background Nonoperative treatment of displaced medial clavicle fractures often leads to poor functional outcomes and painful nonunions. This study investigates the functional outcomes of patients undergoing operative fixation of these fractures. Methods We investigated 27 patients undergoing operati...