The Treatment of Fractures of the Clavicle

Abstract

This paper reports a study of 95 fractures of the clavicle in adult treated at Kyushu Rosai Hospital during the 8 years from 1966 to 1973.
Among 95 cases, fractures of the outer end of the claricle were 24 cases, body were 70 cases and inner end was 1 case.
The results were as follows.
(1) Of 24 cases of outer end fracture, non union occured in 4 cases. (16%)
(2) Of 56 cases of body fracture, non union occured in 9 cases. (16%)
(3) Of 1 cases of inner end fracture, non union didn't occur. (0%)