Conservative Treatment of Clavicular Fractures

Displaced mid-shaft clavicular fractures: is conservative treatment still preferred?

BACKGROUND A clavicular fracture accounts for 2.6%-5% of adult fractures. Fractures in the middle-third (OTA 15-B) represent 69%-82% of all clavicular fractures. There is no consensus among orthopedic surgeons regarding treatment for these fractures: many support conservative treatment even for displaced middle-third clavicular fractures, while others choose operative treatment. OBJECTIVES To...

Surgical Versus Conservative Treatments for Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures

Multiple meta-analyses have been performed to compare surgical and conservative interventions for treating displaced midshaft clavicular fractures. But conclusions are discordant.The purposes of current study were (1) to conduct a systematic review of meta-analyses comparing surgical and conservative interventions for the treatment of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures, (2) to help decisio...

Conservative treatment of scaphoid fractures

Results of surgical treatment for unstable distal clavicular fractures.

HYPOTHESIS Delayed surgical treatment of unstable distal clavicle fractures is associated with a higher complication rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1998 and 2008, a retrospective study of 38 patients (average age, 42.9 year) with Neer type II clavicular fractures was performed. Fractures were treated with a hook-plate (22 patients) or with superior locked plate with suture augmentation (...

Treatment of Midshaft Clavicular Fractures With Elastic Titanium Nails

BACKGROUND One of the modern techniques for the treatment of clavicle fracture (Fx) is elastic titanium intramedullary nailing. But, there are different opinions about this technique. We studied this technique in 12 patients with clavicle Fx and assessed its outcome. OBJECTIVES We aimed to study the prognosis of midshaft clavicular Fx treated via minimally invasive stable elastic intramedulla...