Nonoperative treatment compared with plate fixation of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures: A multicenter, randomized clinical trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  McKee, Michael D ^a   Kreder, Hans J ^b   Mandel, Scott ^c   McCormack, Robert ^d   Reindl, Rudolph ^e   Pugh, David M W ^f   Sanders, David ^g   Buckley, Richard ^h   Schemitsch, Emil H ⁱ   Wild, Lisa M ⁱ   Harvey, Edward ⁱ   Hall, Jeremy A ⁱ   Santos, Milena V ⁱ   Veillette, Christian J ⁱ   Whelan, Daniel B ⁱ   Waddell, James P ⁱ   Stephen, David J G ⁱ   Axelrod, Terrence A ⁱ   Berry, Gregory ⁱ   Perey, Bertrand ⁱ   Panagiotopolous, Kostas ⁱ   Bulmer, Beverly ⁱ   Zomar, Mauri ⁱ   Moon, Karyn ⁱ   Kimmel, Elizabeth ⁱ   Erho, Carla ⁱ   Lakoub, Elena ⁱ   Leclair, Patricia ⁱ   Sobchak, Bonnie ⁱ   Stone, Trevor B ⁱ   more..

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f Brantford General Hospital   (Canada)

^g London Health Science Center   (Canada)

^h FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846052672     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00020     Document Type: Article

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