Clavicle Shaft Non-Unions–Do We Even Need Bone Grafts?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sociodemographic Data
3.2. Characteristics of Non-Union
3.3. Treatment of Clavicle Non-Unions and Consolidation Rates
3.4. Complications
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Graft | No Graft | |
---|---|---|
Number of Patients | 19 | 31 |
Age (years) | 46 ± 13.4 | 45 ± 12.7 |
Sex | ||
| 8 (42.1) | 13 (61.3) |
| 11 (57.9) | 18 (58.1) |
BMI | 27.8 ± 3.8 | 25.0 ± 3.2 |
Nicotine | 7 (36.8) | 10 (32.3) |
Non-union type | ||
| 12 (63.2) | 16 (51.6) |
| 5 (63.2) | 15 (48.4) |
| 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Initial management | ||
| 7 (36.8) | 10 (32.3) |
| 12 (63.2) | 21 (67.7) |
Graft | No Graft | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Radiological consolidation rate | 17/18 (94.4) | 25/26 (96.2) | 0.7890 |
Time to consolidation (months) | 13.8 ± 6.0 | 16.0 ± 9.1 | 0.3744 |
Plate removal | 15/18 (83.3) | 22/26 (84.6) | 1.0000 |
Time to plate removal (months) | 14.8 ± 5.7 | 20.6 ± 8.6 | 0.0163 * |
Lost to follow-up (* regarding whole cohort) | 1 (5.6) | 5 (16.1) | 0.3873 |
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Mühlenfeld, N.; Wagner, F.C.; Hupperich, A.; Heykendorf, L.; Frodl, A.; Obid, P.; Kühle, J.; Schmal, H.; Erdle, B.; Jaeger, M. Clavicle Shaft Non-Unions–Do We Even Need Bone Grafts? J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 4850. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164850
Mühlenfeld N, Wagner FC, Hupperich A, Heykendorf L, Frodl A, Obid P, Kühle J, Schmal H, Erdle B, Jaeger M. Clavicle Shaft Non-Unions–Do We Even Need Bone Grafts? Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(16):4850. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164850
Chicago/Turabian StyleMühlenfeld, Nils, Ferdinand C. Wagner, Andreas Hupperich, Lukas Heykendorf, Andreas Frodl, Peter Obid, Jan Kühle, Hagen Schmal, Benjamin Erdle, and Martin Jaeger. 2024. "Clavicle Shaft Non-Unions–Do We Even Need Bone Grafts?" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 16: 4850. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164850