Application of a new sternoclavicular hook plate in bipolar clavicle injuries

Han Zhang; Zhong Zhu; Lie Lin; Guoping Cai

doi:10.3389/fsurg.2022.935653

Application of a new sternoclavicular hook plate in bipolar clavicle injuries

Front Surg. 2023 Jan 10:9:935653. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.935653. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Han Zhang¹, Zhong Zhu¹, Lie Lin¹, Guoping Cai¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedic, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.

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.

Keywords: clavicle bipolar injury; hook plate; operation; shoulder locking hook plate; sternoclavicular hook plate.

Grants and funding

This work was sponsored by Medical Health Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission (grant no. 2021KY1203).