Clavicular Anatomy and the Applicability of Precontoured Plates
Huang J, Toogood P, Chen M, Wilber J, Cooperman D. Clavicular Anatomy and the Applicability of Precontoured Plates. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2007, 89: 2260-2265. PMID: 17908904, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.g.00111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClavicular plateFemale donorsMedial aspectWhite female patientPairs of claviclesSuperior surfaceClavicular fracturesFemale patientsMale patientsPrecontoured platesPlate fixationLateral aspectAxial radiographsMale donorsFracture fixationClavicleClavicle plateComplex anatomyClinical applicabilitySignificant differencesPatientsPresent studyAnatomyThree-fifthsBone