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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 90-B, Issue SUPP_I | Pages 20 - 20
1 Mar 2008
Meda P Machani P BraithwaiteI I Sinopidis C Brownson P Frostick S
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A prospective study was carried out over a period of 4 years. 31 patients with a mean age of 49 years were treated using the clavicular hook plate. The mean follow up was 28.34 months. 23 patients were operated primarily and 8 patients were operated for symptomatic non-union.

All the patients achieved clinical and radiological union in a mean 12.71 weeks. According to Constant scoring the mean was 94. According to HSS (Hospital for Special Surgery) scoring 9 patients had excellent, 21 had good.

The clinical results of the clavicular hook plate were good leading to good shoulder girdle function.