The Clavicle Question - Ortho Illinois...Operative versus nonoperative care of displaced midshaft...
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The Clavicle Question: To Plate or Not to Plate
Marc A. Zussman M.D. Co-director Orthopedic Trauma
OSF/St. Anthony & Rockford Memorial Hospital
Rockford Orthopedic Rockford, IL
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Clavicle Fractures to Plate or Not to Plate-Objectives
What fractures benefit from fixation Non operative outcomes Operative outcomes
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Clavicle Fractures (Fxs)
Very common (2-4% of all adult fxs) Most frequent in young active individuals Midshaft fxs account for about 80% of all
clavicle fxs Midshaft fractures traditionally treated non
operatively Canadian OTA, JBJS 2007
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Clavicle Fractures What we really know… Skeletally immature patients universally
heal, remodel, & do well Non/Minimally displaced clavicle
fractures generally heal & do well
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Early reports of displaced midshaft clavicle fxs
Nonunion rare (<1%) Malunion “radiographic interest only
with no clinical importance”
McKee, R et al JBJS 2012
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Recent prospective studies of adults with displaced midshaft clavicle fxs
Nonunion not so rare (15-20%) Malunion was symptomatic
Shoulder muscle strength loss (18-33%) with poor early functioning of the shoulder
Residual sequelae in up to 42% six months after the injury
McKee, R et al JBJS 2012
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Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures…Controversial
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Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fxs-Treatment Options Closed-Non Operative
Sling Early ROM
Operative Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF)
Plate and Screw Intramedullary fixation (percutaneous or ORIF)
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Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fxs-Closed Treatment
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Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fxs-Operative Treatment
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Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures Why not fix them all…? Bad “stuff” in proximity
Lung, brachial plexus, subclavian vessels Mediastinal contents (potential catastrophic outcome
with hardware migration)
Potential problems with fixation Subcutaneous bone with thin soft tissue envelope
Symptomatic hardware Numbness/neuroma supraclavicular nerves Difficult “bail out” if infection, wound problems,
malunion, or nonunion
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Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures
Generally accepted fixation indications Open fracture or impending open fracture Ipsilateral floating shoulder/shoulder girdle injury Scapulo-thoracic dissociation Fx with progressive neurovascular compromise Multi trauma with need to use/bear weight
through the extremity
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Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fractures-Fix this one!
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Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fxs-What Does the Literature Say
Old literature-no role for operative treatment, they all do well
New literature-some role for operative treatment Nonunions can be symptomatic Malunions can cause pain & muscle
weakness McKee,M et al JBJS 2004
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Nonoperative Treatment Compared with Plate Fixation of Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures (DMCFx)
Multicenter, randomized, Level 1 evidence by the Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Association (JBJS 2007)
Acute closed completely displaced mid 1/3 clavicle fxs in patients between 16-60yo
132 adult patients with DMCFx 67 operative with plate ORIF (superior clavicle)
65 non operative with sling
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Nonoperative Treatment Compared with Plate Fixation of Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures (DMCFx)
Time to radiographic union* Operative 16.4 weeks Non operative 28.4 weeks
Nonunion* Operative-2 Nonoperative-7
DASH & Constant Shoulder Scores* significantly improved at all time periods in the 1 year f/u
* statistically significant
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Nonoperative Treatment Compared with Plate Fixation of Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures (DMCFx)
Symptomatic malunion* Operative-ZERO Non operative-9
Operative complications Mostly hardware related Symptomatic/prominent hardware-5 Wound infection-3 Mechanical failure-1
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Nonoperative Treatment Compared with Plate Fixation of DMCFx Conclusions at 1 year follow up
Satisfaction in general with the shoulder & its appearance was greater in the operative group vs non operative group
ORIF of DMSCFx results in improved functional outcome & a lower rate of malunion/nonunion compared with non operative treatment
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Why Not Fix Them All… 18yo high school football player referred in with infected nonunion…did he need fixation?
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Why Not Fix Them All… 37yo fitness/weightlifting fanatic
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Early results were good…
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If at first you don’t succeed…
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…try, try again
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Finally, success (I think) …after 4 operations over 2 years
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If bad things can happen with ORIF, which fractures should we fix?
Prevent nonunion Risk factors for nonunion
Female Advanced age Comminuiton Displacement greater then 100%
Robinson et al JBJS 2004
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If bad things can happen with ORIF, which fractures should we fix to prevent symptomatic malunion?
Risk factors for symptomatic malunion Shortening
18mm in males 14mm in females
Lazarides,S J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2006
Comminution, increasing age, initial displacement (not shortening)
Nowak,J et al J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2004
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To plate or not to plate…? 44yo female
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Referred to me 8 weeks post fracture not happy with her results
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Perhaps it should have been fixed…
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Treat a patient, not an X-ray
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Osteotomy & Repair
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Healed but Hardware was Symptomatic
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Final Result after Hardware Removal
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Would you fix this fracture…? 19yo semi-pro football player
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I recommended yes, he said no. He was right…painless full ROM 6 weeks post fx
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Would you fix this fracture…? 54yo diabetic smoking male
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How about if you were losing your insurance in 6 weeks…?
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6 week results are good.
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DMCFxs-What Does the most recent Literature Say
Operative Versus Nonoperative Care of Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures: A Meta Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
Systemic review of the literature found six level 1 randomized clinical trials
ORIF/IM fixation vs non operative McKee,R et al JBJS 2012
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Operative Versus Nonoperative Care of DMCFxs: A Meta Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Nonunion & symptomatic malunion
rate was higher in non operative vs operative
Earlier functional return in operative vs non operative
Marginally superior long term functional outcome scores in operative vs non operative
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Operative Versus Nonoperative Care of DMCFxs: A Meta Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Completely displaced midshaft clavicle
fxs have a higher rate of nonunion & symptomatic malunion if treated non operatively
No clear evidence that operative treatment will improve their long term function in general
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Operative Versus Nonoperative Care of DMCFxs: A Meta Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials A subset of pts with completely
displaced midshaft clavicle fxs will benefit from fixation (which ones…?)
About 75% of non operatively treated completely displaced clavicle fxs will heal with few if any long term complications
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Operative Versus Nonoperative Care of DMCFxs: A Meta Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials-CONCLUSION
“There is little evidence at present to show that long-term functional outcome of operative intervention is significantly superior to nonoperative care”
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To plate or not to plate…? 36yo active male
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2 weeks post op
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Healed, but…
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…delayed (>1 year) wound infection requiring hardware removal
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Isolated Displaced Midshaft clavicle fractures-Zussman’s thoughts…
Some DMCFxs benefit from fixation Significant displacement (vertical butterfly
fragments) Significant shortening Significant tenting of the skin Skeletally mature active patients
I prefer plate fixation when I fix them
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Isolated Displaced Midshaft clavicle fractures-Zussman’s thoughts…
Most operatively treated fxs heal & do well There will be anterior chest numbness The hardware may be symptomatic enough
to require removal Complications can occur…”No problem is so
bad that you can’t make it worse with surgery”
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To plate or not to plate…? 21yo male
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Immediate post op
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Final follow up, healed uneventfully
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The Clavicle Question: To Plate or Not to Plate-Summary
More studies are needed… Some DMCFxs benefit from fixation Plate fixation decreases nonunion &
symptomatic malunion rates & gets earlier return to function
Long term results of operative treatment are not necessarily superior to non-op treatment
Treat a patient, not an X-ray
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