FRACTURES of the clavicle can almost invariably be satisfactorily ... In such fractures, intramedullary fixation of the fragments by Kirschner wire has been carried out with success, but its ...

Advantages over intramedullary pin fixation include avoidance of the often difficult placement of intramedullary pins because of the sigmoid shape of the clavicle and avoidance of the loosening ...

We prefer open reduction and internal fixation with plates and screws and with intercalary tricorticocancellous grafts to obtain union and restore the clavicle to its normal length. The purpose of ...