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  • Operativno zdravljenje zlomov srednje tretjine ključnice - je odlog pomemben? = Operative treatment of the midshaft fractures of the clavicle - does delay matter?
    Andoljšek, Matej ; Rupel, Andrej ; Rupar, Petra
    Background Fractures of the clavicle are common injuries and mostly treated non-operatively. Nearly always the fracture is clinically united within three to four weeks and functional recovery should ... be completed within two months. Traditionally thinking has been that operative treatment is indicated exceptionaly and that delayed surgery is less successful. In retrospective comparative study authors have asked - whether delay of surgery in middle-third clavicular fractures negatively affects functional results and - whether after delayed surgery complications are more frequent. Patients and methods Thirty-seven of 733 fractures of the clavicle were treated operatively. Among these, 11 were fresh Allman Type I fractures (early procedure), 9 delayed- or non-unions and one malunion (late procedure). All fractures were fixed with plates and screws. In none of the reconstructive procedures composite bone grafting was performed, twice spongiotic bone graft and twice morsilized calus grafts were used. DASH and Constant scores were used for outcome evaluation. Results Twenty-one of 22 patients were evaluated (one foreign turist missed) on average 21 month after surgery. Average DASH scores for early operated patients were 14.4 and for late operated 18.5č an average Quich DASH were 16.4 and 20.5 respectively. Average Constant scores were 85.6 and 76.0. Statistically differences are not important. Three patients had early complications (two from early, one from late group). Five patients had late complications (four skin paresthesias, one non-union). Conclusions In retrospective study, functional results of surgically treated fresh Type I fractures and after reconstructive surgery for delayed-, non- andmal-union of the midshaft of the clavicle were comparable. No significant differences in complication rates were confirmed.
    Source: Zdravniški vestnik : glasilo Slovenskega zdravniškega društva = Slovenian medical journal = journal of Slovenian Medical Association. - ISSN 1318-0347 (Letn. 76, št. 11, nov. 2007, str. 715-723)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 2007
    Language - slovenian
    COBISS.SI-ID - 237335808

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