title: [Surgical treatment and construction for traumatic floating shoulder].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore surgical therapeutic strategies and clinical effects for floating shoulder injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  From March 2010 to December 2013, 12 patients with floating shoulder injury were treated by open reduction and plate screw fixation,including 10 males and 2 females aged from 22 to 45 years old with an average of 31.7 years old. Preoperative X-ray and CT showed 11 cases were ipsilateral clavicle fracture with scapular neck fractures, 1 case was scapular neck fracture with ipsilateral acromioclavicular dislocation. Postoperative complications were observed and Herscvici functional scoring were used to evaluate clinical effects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve patients were followed up from 8 to 26 months (averaged 15 months). All patients obtained bone union, and no inflammation, loosening and breakage of plate and screw were found. According to Herscvici scoring, 9 cases got excellent results, 2 good and 1 moderate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reconstruction of anatomical structure and stability of floating shoulder joint injury could shorten time of shoulder joint brake and fixation, then got excellent clinical outcomes.
authors.forename: Li-feng
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yi-min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Da-wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries*