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ArticleMalaysian orthopaedic journal2017

Internal Fixation of Only the Distal End in a Bipolar Segmental Clavicle Fracture: A Case Report.

T Ogawa, T Sasaki, M K Masayuki-Kawashima, A Okawa, M K Mahito-Kawashima

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Article in Malaysian orthopaedic journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Acute medial clavicle fracture in adults: a systematic review of demographics, clinical features and treatment outcomes in 220 patients.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2019
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  2. Bipolar Clavicle Fracture in Elderly: A Rare Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

T OgawaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
T SasakiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Kawashima Orthopedic Hospital, Oita, Japan.
M K Masayuki-KawashimaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Kawashima Orthopedic Hospital, Oita, Japan.
A OkawaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
M K Mahito-KawashimaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Kawashima Orthopedic Hospital, Oita, Japan.
Nagatomi Neurosurgical Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bipolar segmental clavicle fractures are simultaneous clavicle fractures of both proximal and distal ends. Few case reports describing these fractures have been published, and the management of these injuries have remained controversial. Non-operative treatment is likely to result in poor shoulder function due to the instability of the fracture in patients with high physical demands. In contrast, surgical treatment with fixation of both proximal and distal ends of the clavicle possibly may cause life-threatening complications. We present a 74-year old female farmer who had injured her left shoulder and was diagnosed with a bipolar segmental clavicle fracture. Taking the fracture mechanism into consideration, we surgically treated only the distal end of the clavicle fracture with a locking plate. The proximal end of the clavicle fracture was treated without surgical intervention. Both fracture sites achieved bony union after four months and she returned to her activities as a farmer. Quick DASH score was 5.0 with excellent results at three years after operation.

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bipolar segmental clavicle fracturedistal-only fixationsurgical fixationunilateral locking plate fixation

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PMID29326767
PMCPMC5753529
OpenAlexW2779902503

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