Table 3 Summarization of clavicle nonunion treated by different treatments
Authors | Type of treatment | Mean Age (year) | Follow-up (month) | No. of patients | Type of nonunion | Results | Time for union (weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schnetzke et al. [22] | Plate + graft | 38.7 | 8.8 ± 2.4(1) 9.0 ± 3.0(2) (years) | 58 | 19 At, 11Ht | 72% union(1) 93.1% union(2) | 10.3 ± 9.5(1) 4.7 ± 3.4(2) (months) |
Huang et al. [23] | LC-DCP | 43.4 ①and 49.3② | 20.4 | 51 | 51Ht | 100% union with LC-DCP | 9.3① and 9.1② |
Slavko et al. [8] | Ilizarov external Fixator | 38.7 ± 12.4 | 45.4 | 12 | 12 At | 100% union | 10 |
Kabak et al. [24] | DCP and LC-DCP, graft | 39.3 and 43.6 | 44.2 | 33 | 25 At, 8 Ht | 100% union with LC-DCP | 9.2 (LC-DCP) 11.9 (DCP) |
Sadiq et al. [26] | DCP, 2-plates | 39 | NA | 20 | NA | 100% union | 17 |
Jones et al. [25] | Plate + graft | None | 33 | 14 | 12 At, 2 Ht | 93% union | 15.6 |
Our treatment | 2-Plates + graft | 35 | 45.4 ± 12.6 | 12 | 7 Ht, 5 At | 100% union | 9 |