Open AccessMID-SHAFT CLAVICLE FRACTURES;
Author(s) -
K Qureshi,
Zulfiqar Ahmed,
Imran Asif Bajwa,
Saeed Ahmed,
Hassan Moin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2013.20.06.1734
Subject(s) - medicine , clavicle , internal fixation , surgery , orthopedic surgery , bone grafting , fixation (population genetics) , retrospective cohort study , non union , implant , sternoclavicular joint , bone healing , medical record , population , environmental health
Objectives: To study the time to union and complications after open reduction and internal fixation of mid-shaft claviclefractures. Design: Retrospective. Settings: Midlands Orthopedic/ Sports Injury Clinic, Bahawalpur. Study Period: 2003 to December2012. Material and Methods: The medical record of the patients operated for mid-shaft clavicle fractures was searched to find out thetime to union and occurrence of complications during this period. Results: The time to union was 4.6 months and there were twocomplications. A prominent implant had to be removed and one non-union required additional bone grafting procedure. Conclusions:This small series shows that the rate of complications is low and a larger study is needed to expand the indications for operative fixation ofclavicle fracture safely.