Pre-contoured superior locking plates offer poor bone fit for midshaft clavicle fracture fixation: cadaveric analysis of 4 commercially available systems
Abstract:Objective: The goal of this study is to verify how commercially available pre-contoured superior plates fit on clavicle midshaft fractures. Methods: 100 cadaveric clavicles were evaluated by three distinct observers applying the clavicle congruence score and comparing four different 6 to 8-hole pre-contoured anatomic locking-plate systems. Results: the inter-observer agreement was considered moderate by the percentage agreement and fair by the Fleiss’ Kappa, with no significant differences between evaluat… Show more
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