Does clavicle shaft malunion with more than 20 mm shortening have a clinical and radiological effect on the shoulder joint?
Conservative treatment of clavicle fractures in selected cases yields significantly good clinical and radiological outcomes. Irrespective of the amount of shortening, MRI showed more bursitis and tendinitis on the fractured side. At mid-term follow-up, shortening of ≥20 mm cannot be used as a poor prognostic criterion, neither radiologically nor clinically.
Authors
- Mehmet Salih Söylemez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-0145)
- Menduh Oruç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5778-385X)
- Bahattin Kemah
Institutions
- Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital (TR)
- Istanbul Medeniyet University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JSES Reviews Reports and Techniques
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xrrt.2026.100679
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00