Crystal A Perkins, Jeffrey J Nepple, Joshua H Pang, Michael T Busch, Eric W Edmonds, Henry B Ellis, Mininder S Kocher, Ying Li, Nirav K Pandya, Andrew T Pennock, Coleen S Sabatini, David D Spence, Samuel C Willimon, Philip L Wilson, Benton E Heyworth
BACKGROUND: Shortening of midshaft clavicle fractures has been described as a critical fracture characteristic to guide treatment. The degree to which shortening may change in the initial weeks following injury has not been well studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change in shortening of adolescent clavicle fractures in the first 2 weeks following injury. METHODS: This was a multicenter study of prospectively collected data, which was acquired as a part of a cohort study of adolescent clavicle fractures...
May 7, 2024: Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics