Treatment of distal clavicle nonunion with and without bone grafting.
Injury
; 49 Suppl 4: S34-S38, 2018 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
The management of distal clavicle nonunion represents a challenging task for orthopaedic trauma surgeon. Both the choice of the implant and whether a bone graft is needed are controversial points which must be addressed. Particularly, in the case of a hypertrophic nonunion, grafting may not necessarily be needed, but given a poor underlying biological environment, a bone graft becomes necessary in order to enhance fracture healing. We report the case of a 62-year-old patient who came to us with a hypertrophic nonunion of the left distal clavicle. She was initially treated with a hook plate without bone grafting. After an early peri-implant fracture she was treated again with anatomical S-shaped locking plate associated with autologous cancellous bone graft.
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Assunto principal:
Transplante Ósseo
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Clavícula
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Consolidação da Fratura
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Fraturas Ósseas
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Fixação Interna de Fraturas
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Fraturas não Consolidadas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article