Titre du document / Document title

Five case studies of soldiers with painful clavicular fracture non-union

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

EDWARDS A. ⁽¹⁾ ; KHAN F. ⁽¹⁾ ; SMITH A. L. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ MDHU Frimley Park Hospital, Portsmouth Road, Frimley, Surrey GU16 5UJ, ROYAUME-UNI

Résumé / Abstract

We report a short case series of 5 servicemen who had sustained closed clavicular fractures, 4 of whom presented to our clinic with a painful non-union, and 1 required primary fixation for tenting of the skin. Our treatment consisted of open reduction and internal fixation of these non-unions. This resulted in all these men returning to duties with painfree shoulder girdles within 6 months. A complication in these cases was one of a prominent plate which rubbed on straps and required removal of the plate after union had occurred resulting once again in a painfree shoulder girdle and a return to full duties. We advocate early orthopaedic referral in cases of painful clavicular non-union and where appropriate, open reduction and internal fixation with the expectation of an early return to full duties with a pain free shoulder girdle.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps   ISSN 0035-8665   CODEN JRAMAI 

Source / Source

1999, vol. 145, n^o1, pp. 31-33 (3 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Regimental Headquarters RAMC, London, ROYAUME-UNI  (1903) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Fracture ; Bone ; Clavicle ; Surgery ; Technique ; Case study ; Pain ; Characteristics ; Prognosis ; Military ; Human ; Diseases of the osteoarticular system ; Trauma ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Fracture ; Os ; Clavicule ; Chirurgie ; Technique ; Etude cas ; Douleur ; Caractéristiques ; Pronostic ; Militaire ; Homme ; Système ostéoarticulaire pathologie ; Traumatisme ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Fractura ; Hueso ; Clavícula ; Cirugía ; Técnica ; Estudio caso ; Dolor ; Características ; Pronóstico ; Militar ; Hombre ; Sistema osteoarticular patología ; Traumatismo ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 4001, 35400007446702.0070