MID-shaft clavicle fractures; surgical management

To study the time to union and complications after open reduction and internal fixation of mid-shaft clavicle fractures. Retrospective. Midlands Orthopedic/ Sports Injury Clinic, Bahawalpur. 2003 to December 2012. The medical record of the patients operated for mid-shaft clavicle fractures was searched to find out the time to union and occurrence of complications during this period. The time to union was 4.6 months and there were two complications. A prominent implant had to be removed and one non-union required additional bone grafting procedure. This small series shows that the rate of complications is low and a larger study is needed to expand the indications for operative fixation of clavicle fracture safely