Rushpin fixation for midshaft clavicular nonunions: good results in 13/14 cases.

Autor: Enneking TJ; Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, The Netherlands., Hartlief MT, Fontijne WP
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica [Acta Orthop Scand] 1999 Oct; Vol. 70 (5), pp. 514-6.
DOI: 10.3109/17453679909000991
Abstrakt: We treated 14 patients having a symptomatic mid-shaft clavicular nonunion with intramedullary Rushpin fixation and autogenous bone grafting. 13 nonunions healed within 4 months. There were no complications related to the operation. After a mean follow-up of 40 (4-156) months, shoulder function (Constant-Murley score) was 90 (44-100)%, compared to the contralateral shoulder. Rushpin fixation with autogenous bone grafting is a simple and reliable method for treating nonunions of the midshaft of the clavicle.
Databáze: MEDLINE