The first 100 patients treated with a new anatomical pre-contoured locking plate for clavicular midshaft fractures.
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomechanical Phenomena
Bone Plates
Clavicle
/ diagnostic imaging
Female
Fracture Fixation, Internal
/ adverse effects
Fracture Healing
Fractures, Bone
/ diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
/ etiology
Prosthesis Design
Range of Motion, Articular
Recovery of Function
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
Clavicular fracture
Midshaft
Precontoured plate
Journal
BMC musculoskeletal disorders
ISSN: 1471-2474
Titre abrégé: BMC Musculoskelet Disord
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968565
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Jan 2019
05 Jan 2019
Historique:
received:
20
06
2018
accepted:
26
12
2018
entrez:
7
1
2019
pubmed:
7
1
2019
medline:
23
4
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Pre-contoured locking plates were recently introduced in the management of clavicular midshaft fractures. These plates may offer advantages such as no necessity for intraoperative bending and reduced plate irritation. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical and radiographical outcome of the first 100 patients treated with a new anatomical pre-contoured locking plate. In a retrospective single-center study, 100 consecutive patients (16 female, 84 male) with a median age of 40 years (range 15-82) who underwent surgery for clavicular midshaft fractures with a VariAx locking plate (Stryker Corporation Kalmazoo, MI, USA) between March 2012 and January 2016 were included. Postoperative follow-up was performed until union was clinically and radiographically achieved. Fracture type, surgical time, intraoperative need for contouring the plate, further surgery such as revision or hardware removal and complications were recorded. One-hundred patients with a dislocated midshaft clavicular fracture with a mean follow-up of 21.9 months (standard deviation 13.2) were included. Ninety-three patients reported normal shoulder function at latest follow-up. Median surgical time was 75.5 min (range, 35-179). In three patients, intraoperative bending of the plate was necessary. In two patients, plates designed for the other side were implanted. Five patients needed revision surgery: One patient with wound healing problems, one patient with a re-fracture after early (13 months) hardware removal and minor trauma, one patient with postoperative shoulder stiffness and two patients with failed osteosynthesis because of surgical implantation fault. One asymptomatic nonunion without further treatment was observed. In 30 patients, the plate was removed after a mean of 17.5 months (SD 4.2) because of subjective plate discomfort. With this new pre-contoured locking plate, good to excellent intraoperative fit to the anatomical shape of the clavicle can be achieved. The implant seems to be reliable regarding handling and complications. Clinical and radiological results are comparable to results reported in the literature. Hardware removal rate is comparable to other studies with a pre-contoured plate and lower compared to non-pre-contoured.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Pre-contoured locking plates were recently introduced in the management of clavicular midshaft fractures. These plates may offer advantages such as no necessity for intraoperative bending and reduced plate irritation. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical and radiographical outcome of the first 100 patients treated with a new anatomical pre-contoured locking plate.
METHODS
METHODS
In a retrospective single-center study, 100 consecutive patients (16 female, 84 male) with a median age of 40 years (range 15-82) who underwent surgery for clavicular midshaft fractures with a VariAx locking plate (Stryker Corporation Kalmazoo, MI, USA) between March 2012 and January 2016 were included. Postoperative follow-up was performed until union was clinically and radiographically achieved. Fracture type, surgical time, intraoperative need for contouring the plate, further surgery such as revision or hardware removal and complications were recorded.
RESULTS
RESULTS
One-hundred patients with a dislocated midshaft clavicular fracture with a mean follow-up of 21.9 months (standard deviation 13.2) were included. Ninety-three patients reported normal shoulder function at latest follow-up. Median surgical time was 75.5 min (range, 35-179). In three patients, intraoperative bending of the plate was necessary. In two patients, plates designed for the other side were implanted. Five patients needed revision surgery: One patient with wound healing problems, one patient with a re-fracture after early (13 months) hardware removal and minor trauma, one patient with postoperative shoulder stiffness and two patients with failed osteosynthesis because of surgical implantation fault. One asymptomatic nonunion without further treatment was observed. In 30 patients, the plate was removed after a mean of 17.5 months (SD 4.2) because of subjective plate discomfort.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
With this new pre-contoured locking plate, good to excellent intraoperative fit to the anatomical shape of the clavicle can be achieved. The implant seems to be reliable regarding handling and complications. Clinical and radiological results are comparable to results reported in the literature. Hardware removal rate is comparable to other studies with a pre-contoured plate and lower compared to non-pre-contoured.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30611253
doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2396-9
pii: 10.1186/s12891-018-2396-9
pmc: PMC6320588
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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