title: Midshaft clavicular fractures: the role of operative treatment.
abstract: Plate fixation remains a staple for open fractures, closed fractures requiring open management, and nonunions, especially if bone grafting is required.
authors.affiliation: Section of Sports Medicine and Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Miss. 39216-4505, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Geissler
authors.forename: Alan E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Freeland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002968:Clavicle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male