ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8683-2160

Publication Date

Fall 9-6-2022

Project Category

Health Research

Faculty Mentor

David Spence, MD

Document Type

Poster

Abstract

Clavicle fractures are common injuries that occur across all age ranges, but are largely seen in young, active males. The majority of these fractures (70-80%) occur in the midshaft of the clavicle. The purpose of this review was to compare non-operative treatment to operative treatment of midclavicular fractures and determine whether treatment for adolescent clavicle fractures more closely aligns with pediatric or adult management. Adolescent clavicle fractures are increasingly treated with open reduction and internal fixation, especially in the 15 to 19 age group. Nevertheless, there remains a lack of high-level studies comparing outcomes of operative and conservative treatment specifically for the adolescent population to justify this recent trend. These findings expose the need for a prospective study to provide a framework for treatment, and they suggest that physicians have become overaggressive in their management of mid-shaft clavicle fractures in adolescents.

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