Clavicle Fractures
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Displaced midshaft clavicle fracture Type 2A2 or 2B1 according to the Robinson Classification • Age > 18 years, < 65 years • < 10 days after trauma
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • All patients deemed not fit for surgery by the anesthesiologist • All patients with nonunion or previous malunion • Patients 65 years • Possible noncompliant patients (eg, alcohol and drug addiction, dementia) • Additional neurovascular injury • Pathologic fractures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures will be union rate, complication rate and functional outcome scores. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes will be closed reduction rate, operative time, image-intensifier time, hospital stay, incision length, time to radiological union, pain, re-operation, health related quality of life and cosmetic satisfaction. | — |