Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Management of lateral end clavicle fractures-using either pre-countered lateral clavicle locking plate or clavicular hook plate: A prospective study

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1Dr. Virendra Bhasme, 2Dr. Manikya, 3Dr. Sameer Ahamed, 4Dr. Raghvendra Bhosale

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Fractures of the clavicle are common injuries of adults, accounting for about 3% of all injuries. Lateral end clavicle are unstable due to the various deforming forces which act on the fragments as well as the small distal fracture fragment. Unfortunately, there is no reference standard treatment recommendation for this fracture. In this study, we assessed two fixation technique using the pre-contoured locking plates and clavicular hook plates to find out stability of fixation and functional outcome

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