• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Oct 2019

    Outcome of arthroscopy-assisted treatment for distal clavicle fractures.

    • Yuta Mochizuki, Takao Kaneko, Keisuke Kawahara, Shinya Toyoda, Hiroyasu Ikegami, and Yoshiro Musha.
    • Department of Orthopaedics Surgery (Ohashi), School of Medicine, Toho University, 2-22-36 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan. yuta.mochizuki@med.toho-u.ac.jp.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2019 Oct 1; 139 (10): 1393-1398.

    HypothesisThe purpose of the present study was described as the arthroscopically assisted procedure that uses a synthetic conoid ligament reconstruction using Zip Tight (Zimmer biomet, Warsaw, USA) and fracture-site fixation with K-wire. Our hypothesis was that this technique provided a satisfactory functional outcome with minimum complication.Methods45 patients underwent operation to treat fractures of the distal clavicle between January 2014 and May 2017. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) there is an episode of trauma and it is the first fracture (2) distal clavicle fracture of Neer type IIb with dislocation in image findings. The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) Neer type I, IIa and III of distal clavicle fracture (2) existing injury of rotator cuff, biceps tendon and labral during the arthroscopic procedure. Based on these criteria, 23 patients were included in this study. Clinical outcome assessments were performed using 1-year postoperative Quick DASH score, Constant-Murley score, ASES score. Radiological outcome consisted of antero-posterior and axillary radiographs.ResultsMean clinical outcomes were as follows: Quick DASH score was 3.8 ± 2.8, ASES score was 92.3 ± 3.2 and Constant-Murley score was 94.1 ± 3.0. It was a highly satisfactory result in all of the score at 1-year follow-up. All patients had achieved radiographic union at a minimum 1-year follow-up. There were no cases of nonunion or osteolysis.ConclusionsThis study demonstrated that the arthroscopy-assisted treatment using Zip Tight and K-wire provided a satisfactory functional outcome with minimum complication with Neer type IIb fractures of the distal clavicle.Level Of EvidenceIV, Case series, Treatment study.

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