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ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2023

Comparison of functional outcome and complications of locking plate versus coracoclavicular fixation in the treatment of unstable distal clavicle fractures: the multicenter, propensity-matched TRON study.

Yujiro Katayama, Yasuhiko Takegami, Katsuhiro Tokutake, Nobuyuki Okui, Tadahiro Sakai, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shiro Imagama

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Article in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yujiro KatayamaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
Yasuhiko TakegamiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan. takegami@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9279-8301
Katsuhiro TokutakeDepartment of Hand Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Nobuyuki OkuiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Japan.
Tadahiro SakaiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, TOYOTA Memorial Hospital, Toyota, Japan.
Hiroshi TakahashiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
Shiro ImagamaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
Nagoya University · JPToyota Memorial Hospital · JPYokkaichi Municipal Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis multicenter, retrospective study aimed to compare clinical outcomes and complications between locking plate fixation and new coracoclavicular (CC) fixation for patients with unstable distal clavicle fracture.

methodsWe included 142 patients in this TRON study. The mean follow-up was 15.5 (6-31) months. The patients were divided into two groups: the locking plate group (Group L) and CC fixation group (Group C). To adjust for baseline differences between the groups, a propensity score algorithm was used to match two groups in a 1:1 ratio. After matching, we compared operation time and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) shoulder score at 3 and 6 months postoperatively and at last follow-up as clinical outcomes and the rate of complications.

resultsAfter matching, 20 cases from each group remained. Operation time was shorter in Group C (75 [22, 111] vs. 100 [38, 120] min; P = 0.023). At 3 months postoperatively, UCLA score in Group C was better, but no significant differences between the groups were found at 6 months and last follow-up after surgery. The rate of complications was not significantly different between the groups.

conclusionCC fixation might be equivalent to locking plate fixation in clinical outcome, and the operation time is shorter than that required for locking plate fixation.

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Fracture Fixation, InternalFractures, BoneBone PlatesClavicleHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeCorachoclaviclar fixationDistal clavicle fractureLocking plateSuture button

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