Mechanical failure of plate breakage after open reduction and plate fixation of displaced midshaft clavicle fracture – a possible new risk factor: a case report

Mechanical failure of plate breakage after open reduction and plate fixation of displaced midshaft clavicle fracture – a possible new risk factor: a case report

Abstract Background Plate breakage is one form of construct failure after a clavicle fracture treated with an open reduction and plate fixation. A recent study evaluated construct failure after an open reduction and plate fixation and reported a construct failure rate of 6.9% of which 1.9% were rela...

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Main Authors: Ron Batash, Ronen Debi, Dan Grinberg, Maayan Shema, Avi Elbaz, Yeshaiau Benedict
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Clavicle
Open reduction and plate fixation
Failure
Plate breakage
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2046-3

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