National Hunt jockeys suffer a disproportionate number of clavicular fractures and their return to riding may be considerably delayed by refracture and symptomatic nonunion, with obvious implications. We report six such cases in which excision of the clavicular fragment distal to the fracture was associated with an early return to work and no recurrent injury to the shoulder.

BACKGROUND Displaced fractures of the distal clavicle are inherently unstable and lead to nonunion in a high percentage of cases. The optimal surgical management remains controversial. HYPOTHESIS Indirect osteosynthesis with a closed-loop double endobutton construct would result in reliable fracture union and obviate the need for additional surgery. STUDY DESIGN Case series; Level of eviden...

AIM: This study has been undertaken to the role of precontoured locking compression plate in fixation mid third clavicle fractures. Materials and Methods: We reviewed results 20 cases midshaft fracture treated with during period from September 2019 2020 JJM Medical College, Bapuji hospital Chigateri general Hospital Davanagere. Results: Out patients operated LCP, out which one patient developed...

Clavicle fractures are frequent injuries in athletes and midshaft clavicle fractures in particular are well-known injuries in Ironman triathletes. In 2000, Auzou et al. described the mechanism leading to an isolated truncular paralysis of the musculocutaneous nerve after a shoulder trauma. It is well-known that nerve palsies can lead to an atrophy of the associated muscle if they persist for mo...

Cases of osteonecrosis of the jaw, insufficiency fractures and atypical low energy or atraumatic fractures of pelvis, femur (subtrochanteric/mid-shaft/distal-third), tibia, fibula, metatarsal, humerus, and ulna related to long-term bisphosphonate therapy have been reported in the literature. We present the case of an acute nontraumatic clavicle fracture, associated with long-term bisphosphonate...

BACKGROUND An unstable distal clavicle fracture (Neer type II) is an indication that surgical intervention is required. Numerous treatment options have been introduced, but there is no gold standard. METHODS We report on our experience of 29 consecutive cases, between 2002 and 2008, of acute unstable distal clavicle fracture (Neer type II) and operative treatment using transacromial pins with...

It is difficult to apply strong and stable internal fixation to a fracture of the distal end of the clavicle because it is unstable, the distal clavicle fragment is small, and the fractured region is near the acromioclavicular joint. In this study, to identify a superior internal fixation method for unstable distal clavicular fracture, we compared three types of internal fixation (tension band ...

PURPOSE Superiority of non-operative versus operative treatment of clavicle shaft fractures remains unclear. We aimed to assess shoulder function in adolescents following shortened clavicle fracture and compare operative versus non-operative treatment. METHODS Patients aged 12 to 18 years at the time of fracture and minimum 1.5 years post injury were identified for this institutional review b...