scholarly journals Open reduction and internal fixation of distal clavicle fractures

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajit Swamy ◽  
Amit Swamy
2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 4678-4683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Xiong ◽  
Jian-Hai Chen ◽  
Yu Dang ◽  
Dian-Ying Zhang ◽  
Zhong-Guo Fu ◽  
...  

Objective This study was performed to compare the clinical efficacy of three internal fixation methods for distal clavicle fractures (Neer type II): clavicular hook plate (Group A), anatomical plate (Group B), and arthroscopic Endobutton (Group C). Methods From 2001 to 2014, 58 patients with Neer type II distal clavicle fractures were treated at our institution. The clinical results were assessed with the visual analog scale (VAS), Constant score, and Simple Shoulder Test (SST) score. Results All patients had anatomic reduction and bone healing at the final follow-up. Groups B and C had considerably less intraoperative blood loss than Group A. The incision was significantly shorter in Group C than in Groups A and B. The mean VAS score was significantly higher in the affected than unaffected shoulder. The Constant and SST scores were significantly higher in the unaffected than affected shoulder. The VAS, Constant, and SST scores of the affected shoulders were not significantly different among the three groups. Conclusions Arthroscopic Endobutton fixation has long-term clinical results similar to those of other surgical protocols for distal clavicle fractures (Neer type II). We recommend this technique because of less blood loss, shorter incision length, and less shoulder irritation than other methods.


2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwang-Yul Kim ◽  
Hyung-Chun Kim ◽  
Sung-Jun Cho ◽  
Su-Han Ahn ◽  
Dong-Seon Kim

Injury ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yin Zhang ◽  
Pei Yu ◽  
Chengyu Zhuang ◽  
Jingfeng Liu ◽  
Gen Li ◽  
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