Nonoperative Treatment of Fractures of the Clavicle
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Operative versus nonoperative treatment of midshaft clavicle fractures in adolescents.
BACKGROUND Midshaft clavicle fractures in adolescents have traditionally been treated nonoperatively. Recent studies in the adult literature have shown a higher prevalence of symptomatic malunion, nonunion, and poor functional outcome after nonoperative treatment of displaced fractures. The purpose of this study was to compare operative versus nonoperative treatment of displaced clavicle fractu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.57.466