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Clavicle Fracture Treatment: When Is Surgery Necessary?

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Key Takeaways Most clavicle fractures heal well without surgery using a sling or ...
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Nonoperative treatment of displaced clavicle fractures yielded higher refracture rate

While operative and nonoperative treatment of displaced clavicle fractures had similar time to return to activity, results showed nonoperative treatment had higher refracture rates and operative ...
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Operative treatment provided faster return to sport for athletes with clavicle fractures

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Compared with nonoperative treatment, operative treatment of comminuted or severely shortened ...
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Surgical fixation of comminuted midshaft clavicle fractures using plate and screws demonstrates high union rates: study

Midshaft clavicle fractures are common, with comminuted variants posing a higher risk of non-union, often necessitating ...
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Ask a Specialist: Clavicle fractures

Clavicle or collarbone fractures often happen during falls, sports activities and traffic crashes. And while it may sound scary, most people recover well. Learn more with Dr. Michael Chen, Orthopedic ...
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Sonoma secures $12M to heal wrist, clavicle fractures

Sonoma Orthopedic, maker of a device used to mend wrist and clavicle fractures, has raised $12 million in a third round of funding to commercialize its first two products, reports VentureWire. Based ...
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Clavicle Fracture Diagnosable By Bedside Ultrasound

A prospective, multicentre cohort study of 167 patients in eight emergency departments with clavicle injury. Emergency physicians with ultrasound training performed diagnostic POCUS. They obtained ...