Results of Surgical treatment for Clavicle Fractures in Vietnamese Adults

Dung Trung Tran*, Khanh Trinh Le, Ban Hoang Van, Tung Pham Son, Minh Ho Ngoc, Hanh Tran Thi My and Dat Tran Tien

Objectives: To describe the pattern of clavicle fractures and to evaluate the results of surgical

treatment for clavicle fractures.

Patients and methods: This retrospective study included 38 cases of clavicle fractures who were

treated by open reduction internal fi xation at Hanoi Medical University Hospital between January 2008

and June 2013.

Results: The ratio of male to female was 1.5/1. Average age was 42.0 years. Simple fractures (no

intermediate fragments) are most common with 65.8% of patients. Middle third fractures accounted for

92.1% of patients. Bone union rate was 100%. The surgical results were excellent in 94.7% and good in

5.3% of cases according to Constant Score.

Conclusion: Open reduction internal fi xation of clavicle fractures had good results. All patients were

satisfi ed with the results.

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Published on: Nov 24, 2017 Pages: 23-25

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/ojor.000012
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