Abstract
We reviewed a series of fifty patients who had a non-union of a fracture of the clavicle. Twenty-one patients (42 per cent) who had a symptomatic non-union of the middle of the shaft of the clavicle were treated with open reduction, internal fixation with a modified Hagie intramedullary pin, and autogenous bone-grafting, and those patients form the basis for the report. The average duration of follow-up was thirty-five months (range, five months to eleven years). Healing occurred in twenty (95 per cent) of the twenty-one patients. Intramedullary fixation has several advantages compared with other treatments, such as fixation with a plate and screws. It can be performed through a cosmetically acceptable incision in the Langer line; less dissection of the soft tissues is needed; and, after healing, the pin can be removed through a small incision under local anesthesia.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1219-1226 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A |
| Volume | 73 A |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - 1991 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Surgery
Cite this
Non-union of fractures of the mid-shaft of the clavicle. Treatment with a modified Hagie intramedullary pin and autogenous bone-grafting. / Boehme, D.; Curtis, Ralph J; DeHaan, J. T.; Kay, S. P.; Young, D. C.; Rockwood Jr, Charles A.
In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A, Vol. 73 A, No. 8, 1991, p. 1219-1226.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-union of fractures of the mid-shaft of the clavicle. Treatment with a modified Hagie intramedullary pin and autogenous bone-grafting
AU - Boehme, D.
AU - Curtis, Ralph J
AU - DeHaan, J. T.
AU - Kay, S. P.
AU - Young, D. C.
AU - Rockwood Jr, Charles A
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - We reviewed a series of fifty patients who had a non-union of a fracture of the clavicle. Twenty-one patients (42 per cent) who had a symptomatic non-union of the middle of the shaft of the clavicle were treated with open reduction, internal fixation with a modified Hagie intramedullary pin, and autogenous bone-grafting, and those patients form the basis for the report. The average duration of follow-up was thirty-five months (range, five months to eleven years). Healing occurred in twenty (95 per cent) of the twenty-one patients. Intramedullary fixation has several advantages compared with other treatments, such as fixation with a plate and screws. It can be performed through a cosmetically acceptable incision in the Langer line; less dissection of the soft tissues is needed; and, after healing, the pin can be removed through a small incision under local anesthesia.
AB - We reviewed a series of fifty patients who had a non-union of a fracture of the clavicle. Twenty-one patients (42 per cent) who had a symptomatic non-union of the middle of the shaft of the clavicle were treated with open reduction, internal fixation with a modified Hagie intramedullary pin, and autogenous bone-grafting, and those patients form the basis for the report. The average duration of follow-up was thirty-five months (range, five months to eleven years). Healing occurred in twenty (95 per cent) of the twenty-one patients. Intramedullary fixation has several advantages compared with other treatments, such as fixation with a plate and screws. It can be performed through a cosmetically acceptable incision in the Langer line; less dissection of the soft tissues is needed; and, after healing, the pin can be removed through a small incision under local anesthesia.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026045253&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0026045253&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 1890124
AN - SCOPUS:0026045253
VL - 73 A
SP - 1219
EP - 1226
JO - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
JF - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
SN - 0021-9355
IS - 8
ER -