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Current Concepts: Treatment of Clavicle Fractures - CMX Travel

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Elastic Nail<br />

Acta Orthopaedica 2007; 78 (3): 421–423<br />

• 32 cases<br />

• 100% union<br />

• Open reduction necessary in 50%<br />

• Shortening > 5mm in 38%<br />

• Nail migration 25%<br />

– secondary shortening <strong>of</strong> the nail 16%<br />

• Nail breakage 6%

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