There is some evidence, though, to suggest that clavicle fractures may heal faster and more predictably when surgical repair is done. There are reasons for either treatment approach. Most ...

Clavicle and proximal humerus fractures ... An X-ray is often sufficient to diagnose a shoulder fracture. Treatment may involve using a sling. In more severe cases, surgery may be necessary.

Although often viewed as benign injuries, clavicular fractures can lead to complications ... brachial plexus or vascular structures. Treatment options include nonsurgical management, salvage ...

Results showed all fractures in both groups healed, with a mean time to return to full activities of 90.4 days and 89.7 days in the nonoperative group and operative group, respectively. Ames noted ...

The data on healing with and without surgery has evolved, as have the techniques for clavicle surgical repair. Most recent studies show that clavicle fractures in people under 18 years old almost ...

Of the last 50,000 surgical admissions to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital only 1 was for treatment of nonunion of fracture of the clavicle. Diagnosis is simple; the position assumed by a patient ...

FRACTURES of the clavicle can almost invariably be satisfactorily ... the usual closed methods of treatment are inadequate. In such fractures, intramedullary fixation of the fragments by Kirschner ...

Distal clavicle fractures may be treated conservatively or surgically; however, there is a lack of consensus on the gold standard of treatment. Although rare, when open clavicle fractures occur ...