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Biologic fixation through bridge plating for comminuted shaft fracture of the clavicle: technical aspects and prospective clinical experience with a minimum of 12-month follow-up
- Source :
- Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- For comminuted shaft fracture of clavicle, the operative goal, aside from sound bone healing without complications of direct reduction, is maintenance of the original length in order to maintain the normal biomechanics of adjacent joint. Our bridge plating technique utilizing distraction through a lumbar spreader was expected to be effective for restoring clavicular length with soft tissue preservation. However, there are two disadvantages. First, there is more exposure to radiation compared to conventional plating; and second, it is difficult to control the rotational alignment. Despite these disadvantages, our technique has important benefits, in particular, the ability to preserve clavicular length without soft tissue injury around the fracture site.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Biologic fixation
Bone healing
Fixation (surgical)
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Young Adult
Lumbar
Shaft fracture
medicine
Technical Note
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Prospective Studies
Range of Motion, Articular
Fractures, Comminuted
Aged
Orthodontics
business.industry
Biomechanics
Soft tissue
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Clavicle
Surgery
Radiography
medicine.anatomical_structure
Communited fracture
Bridge plating
Soft tissue injury
Female
business
Month follow up
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20054408
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinics in orthopedic surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9aa79a2cb26420b7debda7034a913ba9