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Outcome of clavicular fracture in 89 patients

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During 1982, 118 patients with clavicular fracture were treated in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital. Eighty-nine patients appeared for the follow-up examination in 1984. Eighty-three fractures were treated with immobilization in a sling. Four fractures were treated with plate fixation primarily and two patients were operated on for delayed union. The immobilization averaged 21 days, range 10–42 days. The follow-up was 2 years in all cases. The result was good in 65 cases, satisfactory in 20, and poor in 4 cases. Patients with primary dislocation of more than 15 mm or with shortening observed at the follow-up examination had statistically significantly more pain than patients without these findings.

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An der Orthopädisch-traumatologischen Klinik der Universität Helsinki wurden 1982 118 Patienten mit Klavikulafraktur behandelt. Neunundachtzig dieser Patienten konnten im Jahre 1984 nachuntersucht werden. Dreiundachtzig Frakturen waren durch Immobilisation im Armtragetuch behandelt worden. Vier Frakturen wurden primär verplattet, und zwei Fälle wurden wegen verzögerter Heilung sekundär operiert. Die Dauer der Immobilisation betrug durchschnittlich 21 Tage (10–42 Tage). Die Beobachtungszeit war in allen Fällen zwei Jahre. Das Ergebnis der Behandlung war gut in 65 Fällen, befriedigend in 20 Fällen und schlecht in 4 Fällen. Patienten mit primärer Dislokation von mehr als 15 mm oder bei der Nachuntersuchung festgestellter Verkürzung hatten signifikant mehr Schmerzen als Patienten ohne derartige Befunde.

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Eskola, A., Vainionpää, S., Myllynen, P. et al. Outcome of clavicular fracture in 89 patients. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 105, 337–338 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00449938

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