Results of conservative treatment of displaced mid-clavicular fractures in adults

Volume: 36 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Sinan Karaoglu
  • Fuat Duygulu
  • Sevki Kabak
  • Ali Baktir
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Results of conservative treatment of displaced mid-clavicular fractures in adults

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the mid-term results of conservative treatment of mid-clavicular fractures in adults. Methods: Eighty-five patients (60 males, 25 females; mean age 36 years; range 19-61 years) with mid-clavicular fractures were treated conservatively with a figure-of-eight bandage method. Radiographically, 72 fractures were displaced and of two fragments, 13 were displaced and comminuted. Clinical and radiologic results were evaluated after a mean follow-up of 35 months (range 12 to 72 months). Results: In 84 patients, union was achieved by conservative treatment. Only one patient required surgical treatment. Malunion occurred in seven patients. Clinically, the results were good in 68 (94.4%), moderate in three patients (4.1%), and poor in one patient (1.3%) in two-fragment fractures. Of comminuted fractures, the results were good in 10 (%76.9), and moderate in three patients (23.1%). No significant differences were found between the clinical results. Conclusion: Conservative treatment of displaced mid-clavicular fractures provide union, making surgical treatment indicated only in a small number of patients with unsatisfactory results.

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Sinan Karaoglu This is me

Fuat Duygulu This is me

Sevki Kabak This is me

Ali Baktir This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1970 Volume: 36 Number: 1

APA
Karaoglu, S., Duygulu, F., Kabak, S., & Baktir, A. (2006). Results of conservative treatment of displaced mid-clavicular fractures in adults. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 36(1), 7-11. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i1.917
AMA
1.Karaoglu S, Duygulu F, Kabak S, Baktir A. Results of conservative treatment of displaced mid-clavicular fractures in adults. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36(1):7-11. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i1.917
Chicago
Karaoglu, Sinan, Fuat Duygulu, Sevki Kabak, and Ali Baktir. 2006. “Results of Conservative Treatment of Displaced Mid-Clavicular Fractures in Adults”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 (1): 7-11. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i1.917.
EndNote
Karaoglu S, Duygulu F, Kabak S, Baktir A (September 1, 2006) Results of conservative treatment of displaced mid-clavicular fractures in adults. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 1 7–11.
IEEE
[1]S. Karaoglu, F. Duygulu, S. Kabak, and A. Baktir, “Results of conservative treatment of displaced mid-clavicular fractures in adults”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 7–11, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v36i1.917.
ISNAD
Karaoglu, Sinan - Duygulu, Fuat - Kabak, Sevki - Baktir, Ali. “Results of Conservative Treatment of Displaced Mid-Clavicular Fractures in Adults”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36/1 (September 1, 2006): 7-11. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i1.917.
JAMA
1.Karaoglu S, Duygulu F, Kabak S, Baktir A. Results of conservative treatment of displaced mid-clavicular fractures in adults. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36:7–11.
MLA
Karaoglu, Sinan, et al. “Results of Conservative Treatment of Displaced Mid-Clavicular Fractures in Adults”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 7-11, doi:10.3944/aott.v36i1.917.
Vancouver
1.Sinan Karaoglu, Fuat Duygulu, Sevki Kabak, Ali Baktir. Results of conservative treatment of displaced mid-clavicular fractures in adults. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;36(1):7-11. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i1.917