Comparison of Functional Outcome of Conservative Management and Operative Treatment for Displaced Mid-Shaft Clavicle Fractures

Autor: Muhammad Arsalan Azmat Swati, Muhammad Suhail Amin, Javaid Iqbal Niazi, Zainullah Kakkar, Zeeshan Aslam, Adeel Habib
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 73, Iss 5 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0030-9648
2411-8842
DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v73i5.8018
Popis: Objective: To compare functional outcomes of conservative management and operative treatment for Displaced Mid-shaft Clavicle fractures. Study Design: Prospective comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Orthopaedics Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from Dec 2020 to Sep 2021. Methodology: In a cohort of 80 patients with displaced midshaft clavicle fractures, 40 patients were managed conservatively with an arm sling, and 40 were managed operatively with an anatomical clavicle plate. All these patients were followed up for three months. The functional efficacy of different treatment options in displaced midshaft clavicle fractures was assessed using a Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score. Results: The DASH Score showed Functional outcomes were significantly better (p
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