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Plate fixation versus titanium elastic nailing in midshaft clavicle fractures based on fracture classifications.

Jun Sung ParkSang-Hyun KoTaek Ho HongDong-Jin RyuDae Gyu KwonMyung-Ku KimYoon-Sang Jeon
Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2021)
Patient satisfaction of TEN fixation was higher than that of plate fixation, but TEN fixation had a higher incidence of early postoperative pain and migration in type C fractures. Therefore, type A and B fractures can successfully be treated with plate or TEN fixation, but type C fractures should be treated with plate fixation.
Keyphrases
  • minimally invasive
  • patient satisfaction
  • postoperative pain