title: [The results of low profile locking anatomical plate application for the treatment of Edinburg type 2 clavicle diaphysis fractures].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although conservative measures are the general choice of treatment for clavicle fractures; surgery is advised for displaced and multifragmentary fractures. Open reduction and osteosynthesis with a plate-screw combination are used widely as surgical treatment options.
  
  
  METHODS
  In our study, there were 21 patients with Edinburgh Type IIB clavicle middiaphysal fractures treated surgically with locked anatomical clavicle plate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among those 31 patients and 32 clavicle middiaphysal fractures, Seventeen clavicle fractures were right-side, and fifteen were left side. 24 of them were males, 7 of them were females and the mean age was 28 (15-62) years. The mean follow-up period was 12.3 (6-36) months and healing time 15.2 (12-20) weeks. 3 patients with Type IIB fracture had a healing time longer than 12 weeks. As the result of healing patients', mean constant score was 92 (85-98) and DASH score 9 (2-20). There has been a problem due to the implant detected in 3 (9%) patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Successful functional and radiographic results can be achieved as a result of the surgical treatment of the clavicle middiaphysal fractures with locked anatomical plates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akgül
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zehir
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Güzelali
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Özdemir
authors.affiliation: Edesa Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferit
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yücel
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Şanlıurfa Training Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Türk
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Şanlıurfa Training Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özgür
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Çiçekli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult