Andrew T Pennock, Tracey P Bastrom, Kelly E Boutelle, Alyssa N Carroll, Eric W Edmonds, Jeffrey J Nepple, Samuel G Polinsky, David D Spence, Benton E Heyworth, Crystal Perkins, Samuel C Willimon, Donald S Bae, Michael T Busch, Henry B Ellis, Katelyn Hergott, Mininder S Kocher, Ying Li, Nirav K Pandya, Coleen S Sabatini, Philip L Wilson
BACKGROUND: Bony remodeling of displaced clavicle fractures in adolescents remains poorly understood. PURPOSE: To evaluate and quantify clavicle remodeling in a large population of adolescents with completely displaced fractures, which were treated nonoperatively, to better understand the factors that may influence this process. STUDY DESIGN: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS: Patients were identified from the databases of a multicenter study group investigating the functional outcomes of adolescent clavicle fractures...
March 2023: American Journal of Sports Medicine