Fractures of the distal clavicle: a case for fixation.
case_series · Level IV
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 1541499.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
We present a series of 43 Neer type 2 fractures of the distal one-third of the clavicle. These displaced fractures are associated with a high incidence of non-union. In those patients treated non-operatively there was a higher incidence of local complications, residual shoulder dysfunction and non-union than in those treated by open reduction and internal fixation. We recommend that type 2 fractures should be treated by open reduction and internal fixation.
Medical subject headings
- Clavicle
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Fractures, Bone