We prefer open reduction and internal fixation with plates and screws and with intercalary tricorticocancellous grafts to obtain union and restore the clavicle to its normal length. The purpose of ...

Another area of research has focused on the type of surgical fixation used. A systematic review and meta-analysis compared low profile dual plating to single plating for midshaft clavicle fractures.

One of the key areas of research has been the comparison of different surgical fixation methods for distal clavicle fractures. A systematic review and meta-analysis found that hook plates (HP ...

In one patient, the nonunion was determined by viewing radiographs of the clavicle. The nonunion may have occurred because the patient was treated with early open reduction and internal fixation ...