Table 3 AO hook plate for the treatment of the Neer type II distal clavicle fractures
Author | Year | Country | Case number (M/F) | Type of hook plate | Hardware removal (time after fixation operation,N) | Impingement rate | Impingement diagnosis method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flinkkilä et al. [26] | 2002 | Finland | 17 (16/1) | AO plate (Stratec Medical, Oberdorf, Switzerland) | 5 months, 17 | - | - |
Muramatsu et al. [13] | 2007 | Japan | 15 (13/2) | Synthes AO plate | 4.5 months, 12 | 0% | Radiography |
2009 | Taiwan | 32 (14/18) | Synthes AO plate | 4.8 months, 32 | 0% | Radiography | |
Hsu et al. [23] | 2010 | Taiwan | 35 (23/12) | AO plate (Synthes, West Chester, PA, USA) | 1 year, 35 | 25.7% (9/35) | Radiography |
Leu et al. [11] | 2012 | Taiwan | 25 (13/12) | AO plate (Synthes, Bettlach, Switzerland) | 5.8 months, 25 | 36% (9/25) | Sonography |
Tan et al. [12] | 2012 | China | 23 (15/8) | AO plate | 3–14 months, 15 | – | – |