• J Indian Med Assoc · Jun 2011

    Displaced middle-third fractures of the clavicle-operative management.

    • Anant Kumar Garg, Kiran Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Ranjit Shaw, Sandip Kumar Roy, Koushik Banerjee, and Kuladip Mukhopadhyay.
    • Department of Orthopaedics, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700014.
    • J Indian Med Assoc. 2011 Jun 1;109(6):409-10.

    AbstractDisplaced midclavicular fractures resulting in malunion with shortening and rotational deformity does not remodel in adults and incidence of non-union in displaced midshaft clavicular fractures is between 10-15% especially in those with an initial shortening of >20 mm.We have treated 10 patients of displaced middle-third clavicle fracture by open reduction and internal fixation with plate and screws and found it to be very effective in respect to rehabilitation, union and cosmesis.

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