There are several methods for treatment of acromioclavicular luxation and distal clavicular fracture.We report our experience using the Wolter Clavicular Plates for these injuries.Subjects included six patients; 4 luxations and 2 fractures. After using this plate, all of these patients reported good results with no complaint such as pain and limitation of ROM.We concluded that wolter clavicular plates are useful for treatment of acromioclavicular luxation and distal clavicular fracture.
BackgroundOxytocin (OT) is thought to have potential as a new therapeutic strategy for depression. In spite of the fact that women are at a far greater risk for depression than are men, many experimental studies use male subjects. Thus, we investigated the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of OT on steroid-induced depression model of female mice. Methods Adult female C57BL/6J mice were injected with OT (0.01, 0.1, or 1.0 mg/kg, i.p.) and corticosterone (CORT; 40 mg/kg, s.c.) for 4 weeks. Mice were randomly assigned to the following groups: (1) vehicle; (2) CORT; (3) OT 0.01 + CORT; (4) OT 0.1 + CORT; (5) OT 1.0 + CORT. To assess the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of OT, mice were subjected to the open field test (OFT) and forced swimming test (FST). Results OT 0.1 + CORT group showed a significantly higher number of entries into the center zone in OFT than the CORT group. In the FST, the immobility time of the OT (0.01, 0.1, and 1.0) + CORT groups were significantly lower than that of the CORT group. The immobility time of OT (0.01 and 0.1) + CORT groups were comparable to the vehicle group. Discussion Under CORT exposure, the anxiolytic effects of OT were seen only in the middle dose of OT (0.1 mg/kg), whereas OT treatment (0.01 and 0.1 mg/kg) ameliorated the depressive behavior. Previous studies showed that OT (1.0 mg/kg) improved both the CORT-induced anxiety and depressive behaviors in males. These results suggest that the effective dose of OT may be different between sexes.
Dislocation of both ends of the clavicle is a rare injury. We experienceda case of bipolar clavicular dislocation in a 42-year-old man with a floating clavicle who required surgical treatment. Ten months postoperatively, the patient reported a good recovery, with no complaints of pain or subjective difference in range of motion and strength between the normal and injured shoulder. His only complaint concerned a mild deformity-a small anterior bulge of the clavicle at the sternoclavicular joint.
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