Treatment of pseudarthrosis of the clavicle.
Twelve patients were operated on between 1974 and 1979 for painful pseudarthrosis of the clavicle. The time from the injury to the operation ranged from 4 months to 12 years. We used an AO plate fixation and cancellous bone graft. The patients were able to return to work within 2 months on average. The AO plate was removed 8 to 12 months after the operation. At the 1 year follow-up all the pseudarthroses had consolidated and the patients were satisfied with the result of the treatment.
D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection