Open AccessPatient Position Is Related to the Risk of Neurovascular Injury in Clavicular Plating: A Cadaveric Study
Author(s) -
Chaiwat Chuaychoosakoon,
Porames Suwanno,
Tanarat Boonriong,
Sitthiphong Suwannaphisit,
Prapakorn Klabklay,
Wachirapan Parinyakhup,
Korakot Maliwankul,
Yada Duangnumsawang,
Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000902
Subject(s) - neurovascular bundle , medicine , clavicle , supine position , cadaveric spasm , cadaver , anatomy , surgery , orthodontics
Fixation of clavicle shaft fractures with a plate and screws can endanger the neurovascular structures if proper care is not taken. Although prior studies have looked at the risk of clavicular plates and screws (for example, length and positions) to vulnerable neurovascular structures (such as the subclavian vein, subclavian artery, and brachial plexus) in the supine position, no studies to our knowledge have compared these distances in the beach chair position.