BACKGROUND: Treatment of lateral fractures of the clavicle is challenging and has been controversially discussed for a long time due to high non-union rates in non-operative treatment and high complication rates in surgical treatment. @entity14884 due to the injury of the closely neighbored coraco-clavicular ligaments can result in a cranialization of the medial clavicle shaft. A recently developed implant showed a promising functional outcome in a small collective of @entity1 . METHODS: In this prospective study, 20 @entity1 with a mean age of 40.7    11.3 years with a dislocated @entity174 of the lateral clavicle (J  ger_Breitner I-III, Neer I-III) were enrolled. All @entity1 were surgically treated using the locking compression plate (LCP) for the superior anterior clavicle (Synthes  ). Functional outcome was recorded using the Munich Shoulder Questionnaire (MSQ) allowing for qualitative self-assessment of the Shoulder @entity158 and Disability Index (SPADI), of the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score and of the Constant Score. @entity2720 was evaluated using the Taft-Score. RESULTS: The mean follow-up was 14.2    4.0 months. The mean MSQ was 87.0    7.4 points, the mean SPADI 91.1    11.3 points, the mean DASH score 7.6    7.3 points and the mean normative age- and sex-specific Constant Score 85.6    8.0 points. The mean Taft Score resulted in 10.7    1.0 points. The mean Taft Score in lateral clavicular fractures with @entity174 gap between the coracoclavicular ligaments in combination with a rupture of the conoid ligament (J_B II a, Neer II B; n =11) was with 10.3    0.9 points significantly lower than the mean Taft Score of all other types of @entity174 (J_B I, II b, III; n =9) which resulted in 11.3    0.9 points (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The Synthes   LCP superior anterior clavicle plate allows for a safe stabilization and good functional outcome with high @entity1 satisfaction in fractures of the lateral clavicle. However, in fractures type J  ger_Breitner II a, Neer II B a significant @entity14884 was observed and additional reconstruction of the coracoclavicular ligaments should be performed. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02256059. Registered 02 October 2014.

Clinical and radiological outcome following treatment of displaced XXXX using a locking compression plate with lateral extension: a prospective study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fracture', 'lateral clavicle fractures'] @entity14884 :: ('MESH:D007593', 'Disease') :: ['Acromioclavicular joint instability', 'acromioclavicular joint instability'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain'] @entity2720 :: ('MESH:D007592', 'Disease') :: ['Acromioclavicular joint stability']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['lateral clavicle fractures']
