Proximate clavicle fracture treated with anatomic locking plate / 局解手术学杂志

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect and feasibility of proximate clavicle fracture treated by anatomic locking plate.Methods Seven patients with of proximate clavicle fracture who were admitted in orthopedics department of Xinhua hospital(Chongming) affiliated to medical college of Shanghai Jiao Tong University from May 2012 to May 2016 were all treated by open reduction and internal fixation with locking plate,included 1 case with floating clavicle.The therapeutic effect was observed after surgey.Results Seven patients were followed up for 12 to 24 months (with average 15.6 months).All patients had normal shoulder joint range except 1 case with discomfort feel after hard work.Postoperative imaging showed that the clavicles had all achieved good reset,the fractures got good healing,the average healing time was 3.5 months.Curative effect according to Rockwood score,excellent in 4 cases,good in 3 cases,the excellent and good rate was 100％.Conclusion The anatomic locking plate is safe and reliable for proximate clavicle fracture,which can provide good reduction and fixation,early function exercise,meanwhile it should be make appropriate adjustment according to different situation of individual patients so as to achieve the best curative effect.

Research on the postoperative complications and its risk factors of breast reconstruction with abdominal flaps / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the postoperative complications and its risk factors in patients underwent breast reconstruction with abdominal flaps.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 115 cases underwent breast reconstructions with abdominal flaps from May 2001 to October 2008 was reviewed. The postoperative complications included total flap necrosis, partial flap necrosis, fat necrosis, hernia, bulge, fat liquefaction and infection. The risk factors of complication rates were also evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total postoperative complications rate was 17.4% (20/115). No severe complications was found, such as total flap necrosis, hernia and bulge. The most common complications of flap was fat necrosis which occurred in 6 cases (5.2%), partial flap necrosis in 5 cases (4.3%) and infection in 1 case (0.9%). The donor-site complications included fat liquefaction which occurred in 8 cases (7.0%) and infection in 3 cases (2.6%). No significant relation was found between patient's age, body mass index (BMI), timing of surgery and the postoperative complication rate. The postoperative complications occurred more frequently in active smokers, patients with radiotherapy history, or reconstructions with pedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flaps. But no significant difference was found in those factors.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Fewer complications happens in patients with a reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap. Abdominal flap should be performed with more consideration in active smokers or patients with a radiotherapy history. Age and obesity should not be contraindications to breast reconstruction with abdominal flaps.</p>