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Kim, Kim, Park, Choi, and Lee: Clinical Study on treatment of Mid-clavicular Non-union with Semitubular Plating and Bone Graft
Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Fractures 1989; 2(1): 29-33.

Published online: 14 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1989.2.1.29

Clinical Study on treatment of Mid-clavicular Non-union with Semitubular Plating and Bone Graft

Ik Dong Kim, Poong Taek Kim, Byung Chul Park, Young Wook Choi, Sang Bock Lee

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea.

Copyright © The Korean Fracture Society

Abstract

We reviesed 4 patients with clavicular non-union who were treated by internal fixation with semitubular plate and iliac bone graft from Jan. 1984. to Oct. 1988.
All 4 Patients had fractures at middle 1/3 of the clavicle. We have defined a non-united clavicular fracture as one that has not demonstrated healing at post-trauma 4 months.
All 4 patients had symptoms due to non-union.
All 4 patients were treated with semitubular plating and bone graft and achieved good union by average 9.8 weeks post-operatively and symptoms were disappeared.
We might conclude that symptomataic non-union of the mid-clavicle could be treated with operative method and rigid internal fixation with semitubular plating and bone graft will be excellent method.

Keywords: Nonunion, Clavicle

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