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ArticleTitle Surgical treatment of comminuted fractures of the distal clavicle using wolter clavicular plates

AuthorList Fumiki Mizue, Yasumasa Shirai and Hiromoto Ito

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School

Language EN

Volume 67

Issue 1

Year 2000

Page 32-34

Received November 1, 1999

Accepted November 9, 1999

Keywords fracture, distal clavicle, Wolter clavicular plate

Abstract Surgical reduction and fixation using Wolter clavicular plates was performed in 16 patients with distal clavicle fractures. Good bony union was obtained in all cases. The patients had neither postoperative pain nor muscle weakness. Compared with tension band wiring, the Wolter clavicular plates were better able to maintain the anatomic repositioning of comminuted distal clavicle fractures. However this method takes longer and requires a second operation for plate removal. Wolter clavicular plate placement is the treatment of choice for unstable distal clavicle fractures with small comminuted fragments.

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ArticleTitle	Surgical treatment of comminuted fractures of the distal clavicle using wolter clavicular plates
AuthorList	Fumiki Mizue, Yasumasa Shirai and Hiromoto Ito
Affiliation	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Language	EN
Volume	67
Issue	1
Year	2000
Page	32-34
Received	November 1, 1999
Accepted	November 9, 1999
Keywords	fracture, distal clavicle, Wolter clavicular plate
Abstract	Surgical reduction and fixation using Wolter clavicular plates was performed in 16 patients with distal clavicle fractures. Good bony union was obtained in all cases. The patients had neither postoperative pain nor muscle weakness. Compared with tension band wiring, the Wolter clavicular plates were better able to maintain the anatomic repositioning of comminuted distal clavicle fractures. However this method takes longer and requires a second operation for plate removal. Wolter clavicular plate placement is the treatment of choice for unstable distal clavicle fractures with small comminuted fragments.
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