Treatment of an atrophic clavicle non-union with the chamber induction technique: a case report

The gold standard technique for treating non-union of the clavicle is based on corticocancellous bone graft harvested from the iliac crest and fixation with a plate. In cases of large clavicular defects, this surgical procedure becomes ineffective and only a complex bone reconstruction can be considered. In the herein study we report on a clavicular non-union which was associated with a 4cm bone defect that was managed successfully with optimum fixation and the Chamber Induction Technique (C.I.T)-formation of the masquelet membrane- and subsequent biological augmentation with a composite bone graft.