yogesh
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# middle 1/3 Rx---> figure 8 band
# Distal 1/3 -----> OR-IF
19years old boy gets injured while playing rugby. X-ray shows displaced middle clavicle # (displacement was biiig). how do u treat?
Conservative??
ORIF??
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| hir
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first rule out subclavian artery n brachial plexus injury.....if nothing then just brace, ice n rest, i guess no need for surgery.............any other opinion???
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| nyimalay
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Severely displaced mid clavicle fractures need surgical fixation (ORIF).
I googled it.
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| floresmd
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even if you have a severe displacement,the tretment is conservative. only a brace.
the indications for surgery are :
vascular or nervous injury,an open fracture or an inminent exposure. or a gun shor fracture.
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| floresmd
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gun shot
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| jihyunrhee
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op Ix
1. nonunion
2. neurovasc injury
3. distal fx
4. continued fractured fragment
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