Bone shortening of clavicular fractures: comparison of measurement methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The indication for operative treatment of clavicular fractures with bone shortening over 2 cm is much debated. Correct measurement of clavicular length is essential, and reliable measures of clavicular length are therefore highly requested by clinical decision-makers. The aim of this study was to investigate if three commonly scientifically used measurement methods were interchangeable to each other.

Methods

A retrospective study using radiographs collected as part of a previous study on clavicular fractures. Two independent raters measured clavicle shortening on 60 patients using conventional radiographs on two separate sessions. The two measurement methods described by Hill et al. and Silva et al. were used on unilateral pictures. Side difference measurements ac

SUBMITTER: Thorsmark AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5738149 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature