Is intramedullary K-wire fixation still indicated in treatment midshaft clavicle fractures without comminution?
Background: Middle third clavicle fractures consist of up to 85% of clavicle fractures. Intramedullary (IM) fixation devices can be accomplished with less soft tissue dissection, more cosmetic incisions, and they may permit callus formation due to the relative stability with a different complication...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jotr.in/article.asp?issn=0975-7341;year=2021;volume=13;issue=2;spage=86;epage=89;aulast=Maaty |