Risk factors for postoperative complications of displaced clavicular midshaft fractures

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1046-1050

  Shin, Sang Jin ^a   Do, Nam Hoon ^a   Jang, Kee Young ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerclage wire; Claviclular midshaft fracture; Complications; Internal fixation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CERCLAGE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMEROSCAPULAR PERIARTHRITIS; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; PLATE BREAKAGE; PLATE FIXATION; PLATE LOOSENING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REFRACTURE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLAVICLE; FRACTURE; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862740328     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31823efe8a     Document Type: Article

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