AUTHOR=Zhang Han , Zhu Zhong , Lin Lie , Cai Guoping 

TITLE=Application of a new sternoclavicular hook plate in bipolar clavicle injuries

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.935653

DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2022.935653

ISSN=2296-875X

ABSTRACT=Objective
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using a new sternoclavicular hook plate combined with a shoulder locking hook plate for the treatment of bipolar clavicle injuries.
Methods
Retrospective analysis of 7 patients with bipolar clavicle injury, all-male, with a mean age of 51.1 years, who underwent a new sternoclavicular hook plate combined with a shoulder clavicular hook plate implantation.
Results
All 7 patients were fixed with a sternoclavicular hook plate combined with a repositioned shoulder locking hook plate and received 13-24 months of follow-up. There were no postoperative complications, no wound infections, and no plate or screw fractures. The mean ASES score was 94.3±2.8.
Conclusion
The safety and effectiveness of a new sternoclavicular hook plate combined with a shoulder locking hook plate in the treatment of bipolar clavicle injuries.