Minimally invasive approach for clavicular fractures

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Juan Martín Perrone
Eliana Petrucelli
Martín Balmaceda
Hugo Sarmiento
Guillermo Belluschi
Ángel Alberto Ferrando
Roberto Andreozzi

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the minimally invasive locking plate approach for midshaft clavicular fractures and report our radiographic and clinical results.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated fifteen patients (12 men and 3 women, mean age: 32.4 years [range 17-51]) with clavicular fractures who underwent minimally invasive superior locking plate osteosynthesis and reduction. According to the Allman classification of clavicular fractures, 12 patients had a type I fracture, while 3 had a type II fracture.Results: The average operating time was 53 minutes (range 51-65). Union was achieved in all patients in an average of 13.3 weeks (range 12-15). Patients were satisfied with cosmetic and functional results.Conclusions: This study shows that the minimally invasive superior locking plate approach for midshaft clavicular fractures can be a reproducible procedure and an alternative to conventional surgical approaches. Clinical and radiological results were achieved without major complications or wound dysesthesia.

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Perrone, J. M., Petrucelli, E., Balmaceda, M., Sarmiento, H., Belluschi, G., Ferrando, Ángel A., & Andreozzi, R. (2019). Minimally invasive approach for clavicular fractures. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 84(1), 35-45. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2019.84.1.737
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Juan Martín Perrone, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Servicio de Miembro Superior de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires,  Argentina

Eliana Petrucelli, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Servicio de Miembro Superior de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires,  Argentina

Martín Balmaceda, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Servicio de Miembro Superior de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires,  Argentina

Hugo Sarmiento, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Servicio de Miembro Superior de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires,  Argentina

Guillermo Belluschi, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Servicio de Miembro Superior de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires,  Argentina

Ángel Alberto Ferrando, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Servicio de Miembro Superior de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires,  Argentina

Roberto Andreozzi, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Servicio de Miembro Superior de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Hospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires,  Argentina

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