We prefer open reduction and internal fixation with plates and screws and with intercalary tricorticocancellous grafts to obtain union and restore the clavicle to its normal length. The purpose of ...

Ball and socket joint. Articulating bones are humerus and scapula (the clavicle is not part of the shoulder joint). Allows a great range of movement in all directions. Many muscles are used to ...

In this video from , Mark A. Mighell, MD, offered several tip and tricks for operative management of clavicle fractures.“I’ve been doing this now for over 25 years,” he said. “Clavicle fractures ...

All had significant improvement of distal clavicular pain. Neither the amount nor the completeness of the distal clavicle resection affected the results. One patient with a significant retained ...