Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Sep 2011
Meta Analysis Comparative StudyPlating versus intramedullary pin or conservative treatment for midshaft fracture of clavicle: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Clavicular fractures account for 2% to 2.6% of all fractures. Plating has been considered the gold standard for treating midshaft clavicular fracture. Intramedullary pinning and conservative treatments have also been commonly used. We hypothesized that intramedullary pinning and conservative treatments have the same treatment results compared with plating. ⋯ The available evidence suggests that there are no differences in treatment effects between plating and intramedullary pinning, but plating is associated with more side effects. Plating is associated with improved treatment effects when compared with conservative treatment.