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Open reduction internal fixation of distal clavicle fracture with supplementary button coracoclavicular fixation.


ABSTRACT: Distal clavicle fractures are common, and no standard treatment exists. Many different surgical modalities exist. This report describes an open reduction internal fixation technique that achieves both plate and coracoclavicular stabilization using a button device. A precontoured superior-lateral plate is secured to the clavicle. A 3.2-mm spade-tipped drill bit is drilled across the clavicle and coracoid, passing through 4 cortices. The button is loaded onto an insertion device, passed across the 4 cortices, and captured on the undersurface of the coracoid under fluoroscopic guidance. This construct is linked to the distal clavicle plate by heavy sutures using a second button that sits in the plate. The lateral locking holes are then filled to finalize fixation. This technique provides for a simplified way to achieve coracoclavicular stabilization when using a plate for fixation of distal clavicle fractures.

SUBMITTER: Hanflik A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4246360 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Open reduction internal fixation of distal clavicle fracture with supplementary button coracoclavicular fixation.

Hanflik Andrew A   Hanypsiak Bryan T BT   Greenspoon Joshua J   Friedman Darren J DJ  

Arthroscopy techniques 20140901 5


Distal clavicle fractures are common, and no standard treatment exists. Many different surgical modalities exist. This report describes an open reduction internal fixation technique that achieves both plate and coracoclavicular stabilization using a button device. A precontoured superior-lateral plate is secured to the clavicle. A 3.2-mm spade-tipped drill bit is drilled across the clavicle and coracoid, passing through 4 cortices. The button is loaded onto an insertion device, passed across the  ...[more]

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