[Indications for surgical treatment of clavicular fractures]
B Herbsthofer1, W Schüz, J Mockwitz
1Unfallchirurgische Klinik, Main-Taunus-Kreises Hofheim am Taunus.
Abstract:
Most fractures of the clavicle can be successfully treated by conservative management. In few cases however primary or secondary operative stabilisation is necessary. Good results can only be obtained considering clearly defined indications and correct surgical techniques. Reconstruction-plates and Small-dynamic-compression-plates have proved best to provide internal fixation. In a period of 6 years 262 patients with fractures of the clavicula were treated in the Unfallchirurgischen Klinik Hofheim, eleven of which by operative means. We report on those 11 patients that have undergone surgical treatment. Indications, operation techniques and results will be presented and discussed in comparison to recent literature.
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