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My object here is to describe a technic of applying fixation to fractures of the clavicle, using old and well tried principles, with especial reference to fractures of the outer third of the clavicle.Most textbooks on fractures deal lightly with the possibilities and prognosis of fractures of the clavicle. Alinement and apposition, according to various writers, mean little to the ultimate outcome of the case. The primary object of all fixation is to hold the shoulder of the affected side well back and up. The T splint, cross or barrel stay application of fixation offers an excellent medium for holding these fragments. However, in my experience most of these fractures have been in men, and it has been extremely difficult to keep the splints in proper position. They demand constant attention and adjusting. In several instances, satisfactory position of the fragments has been lost to a certain extent by |
