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The Surgical Outcomes of Clavicle Lateral End Fractures Fixed with the Oblique T Locking Compession Plate
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Seung Oh Nam, Young Soo Byun, Dong Ju Shin, Jung Hoon Shin, Chung Yeol Lee, Tae Gyun Kim
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J Korean Fract Soc 2011;24(1):41-47. Published online January 31, 2011
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2011.24.1.41
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the surgical outcomes of the clavicle lateral end fracture fixed with an oblique T locking compression plate (LCP). MATERIALS AND METHODS Fourteen clavicle lateral end fractures were fixed with the oblique T-LCP and followed up for at least 1 year after the surgery. Thirteen cases were unstable Neer type II fractures and one case was nonunion of the Neer type I fracture. The mean age was 46 years of age (range, 26~70). In ten cases, augmenting sutures with the absorbable suture material were placed in the coraco-clavicular ligament and around the plate and the clavicle to improve the stability of fracture fixation. Autogenous iliac bone graft was done in four cases. The clinical outcomes were evaluated by using UCLA scoring system and KSS (Korean Shoulder Score). RESULTS The mean UCLA score was 33.5 and the mean KSS was 94.9. Average time of bone union was 11.9 weeks (range, 6~28), including 1 case with a delayed union. There was no complication such as loss of fixation or nonunion. CONCLUSION Fixation with the oblique T-LCP is a good option providing reliable functional results in clavicle lateral end fractures.
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Repetitive Insufficiency Fractures of the Femoral Shaft: A Case Report
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Ji Hwan Kim, Young Ho Cho, Young Soo Byun, Jung Hoon Shin, Chung Yeol Lee, Tae Gyun Kim
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J Korean Fract Soc 2010;23(1):109-112. Published online January 31, 2010
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2010.23.1.109
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- Stress fractures occur when the loads applied to a bone exceed the mechanical resistance and fall into two groups. Fatigue fractures, in which abnormal mechanical stress is applied to a normal bone, and insufficiency fractures, in which fracture occurs when stress of normal activity is applied to a bone that has decreased elastic resistance. Femoral shaft insufficiency fractures are reported rarely in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis. We report a case of repetitive insufficiency fractures of the femoral shaft in 70 year-old female with marked osteoporosis.
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