Treatment of posttraumatic clavicular pseudarthrosis

Six patients with posttraumatic pseudarthrosis of the clavicle were treated during 1973 and 1974 with an operative technique consisting of trimming of the bone ends, placement of a cortical bone transplant posteriorly and metal plate anteriorly, and fixation of the plates with screws. At examination 10-23 months postoperatively complete healing had been achieved in all cases.