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. 2011:2011:172571.
doi: 10.1155/2011/172571. Epub 2011 Dec 6.

Conservative management of paediatric clavicle fractures

Barry J O'Neill  1 , Alan P Molloy, William Curtin
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Conservative management of paediatric clavicle fractures

Barry J O'Neill et al. Int J Pediatr. 2011.

Abstract

Paediatric clavicle fractures have traditionally been treated nonoperatively. Recent studies have recommended operative management for displaced midshaft fractures. We conducted a retrospective review of all clavicle fractures in children aged one to sixteen over a two-year period. We classified fractures and evaluated followup and clinical outcome. We identified 190 fractures. There were 135 boys and 55 girls. 65% of fractures were displaced and 35% undisplaced. Mean radiographic and clinical followup was 35 days and 44 days, respectively. Clavicle fractures in children heal with nonoperative management. Radiographs of clavicle fractures in children are unnecessary in the absence of clinical symptoms.

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Figure 1
Age and sex distribution of fractures.
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Figure 2
Mean radiological followup fractures by age, expressed in days.
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Figure 3
Mean clinical followup fractures by age expressed in days.
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Figure 4
Trends of displaced and undisplaced fractures expressed as a percentage of total for each age group
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