The Radiologic Comparison of Operative Treatment Using a Hook Plate versus a Distal Clavicle Locking Plate of Distal Clavicle Fracture
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
; : 227-233, 2018.
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in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-739741
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this study was to compare the radiologic results of patients who underwent surgery with a hook plate and a locking plate in distal clavicle fractures.METHODS:
Sixty patients underwent surgical treatment for Neer type IIa, IIb, III, and V distal clavicle fracture. Twenty-eight patients underwent fracture fixation with a hook plate and 32 with a locking plate. Coracoclavicular distance was measured on standard anteroposterior radiographs before and after the surgery, and union was confirmed by radiograph or computed tomography taken at 6 months postoperatively. Other radiologic complications like osteolysis was also checked.RESULTS:
Bony union was confirmed in 59 patients out of 60 patients, and 1 patient in the hook plate group showed delayed union. Coracoclavicular distance was decreased more in the hook plate group after surgery (p < 0.01). After 6 weeks of the hook plate removal, the coracoclavicular distance was increased a little compared to before metal removal, but there was no difference compared to the contralateral shoulder. Eleven out of 28 patients (39.3%) showed osteolysis on the acromial undersurface in the hook plate group.CONCLUSIONS:
Both the hook plate group and the locking plate group showed satisfactory radiologic results in distal clavicle fractures. Both hook plate and locking plate could be a good treatment option if it is used in proper indication in distal clavicle fracture with acromioclavicular subluxation or dislocation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Osteolysis
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Shoulder
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Bone Plates
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Clavicle
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Joint Dislocations
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Fracture Fixation
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article