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ArticleJoint diseases and related surgery2021

Surgical treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the clavicle: Our 22-year, single-center experience.

Carmen Martínez-Aznar, Isabel Parada-Avendaño, Victoria E Gómez-Palacio, Sandra Abando-Ruiz, Jorge Gil-Albarova

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Article in Joint diseases and related surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Carmen Martínez-AznarOrthopedic and Trauma Surgery Service, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Paseo de Isabel la Católica, 50009 Zaragoza. Spain. cmartinezaznar@gmail.com.
Isabel Parada-Avendaño
Victoria E Gómez-Palacio
Sandra Abando-Ruiz
Jorge Gil-Albarova
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study reports the surgical outcomes in a patient cohort with congenital pseudarthrosis of the clavicle (CPC). PATIENTS AND

methodsA total of nine pediatric patients (5 males, 4 females; mean age: 4.43 years; range, 2 to 12 years) who were diagnosed with CPC and treated surgically with a minimum one-year follow-up between January 1996 and December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups according to the fixation method as the Kirschner wire (K-wire; Group A, n=2) or stabilization with a plate (Group B, n=7). The physical function and symptoms were evaluated using the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH) scale.

resultsThe mean age at the time of diagnosis was 2.95 (range, 0 to 12) years. Six cases were atrophic pseudarthrosis and three cases were hypertrophic. Radiographic consolidation occurred in all cases with a mean duration of 103.8±39.1 days, indicating no significant difference between the groups (p>0.05). Complications registered were a K-wire breakage in a patient in Group A and an internal fixation plate loosening in a patient in Group B. The mean postoperative follow-up was 2.98±1.82 years. The QuickDASH score was 0 points in all patients.

conclusionThe early surgical indication based on refreshment of the pseudarthrosis focus, with bone autograft interposition when a failure exists to restore adequate clavicular length, and fixation are reliable alternatives with favorable clinical and radiological results in the mid- and long-term with fewer complications.

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ClavicleInternal FixatorsOrthopedic ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsBone PlatesBone WiresChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMalePseudarthrosisRadiographyRetrospective Studies

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