Evaluation of the results from surgical treatment of fractures of the lateral extremity of the clavicle, using the double ligature technique

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence of consolidation in surgical treatment of fractures of the lateral extremity of the clavicle using the double subcoracoid ligature technique, with nonabsorbable No. 5 thread.METHODS: Between May 1993 and June 2013, the Shoulder and Elbow Group of our service surg...

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Main Authors: Alberto Naoki Miyazaki, Luciana Andrade da Silva, Guilhermel do Val Sella, Sergio Luiz Checchia, Sílvia Helena Cavadinha Cândido dos Santos, Vitor Schneider Chadud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000200142&lng=en&tlng=en