EARLY OUTCOMES OF SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CLOSED CLAVICLE FRACTURES AT VO TRUONG TOAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Abstract

Background: Clavicle fractures account for 5% of all fractures and clavicle internal fixation surgery is commonly used. Through clinical practice in Hau Giang province, we found that the above technique has many advantages over other techniques, so we carried out this topic. Objectives: 1. Research on clinical and paraclinical characteristics of clavicle fracture patients undergoing bone internal fixation surgery at Vo Truong Toan University Hospital. 2. Research on early results of bone internal fixation surgery to treat closed clavicle fractures at Vo Truong Toan University Hospital. Materials and methods: Retrospective study of 33 patients with closed clavicle fractures operated on at Vo Truong Toan University Hospital from January 2016 to January 2022. Results: The study included 82% men, 12% women, with the 20-39 age group accounting for the largest number. Signs of deformation account for 100%, signs of abnormal movement account for 12%. Signs of swelling accounted for 52%, bruising accounted for 30%, sharp pain accounted for 34.6%, and 46% of patients had limited movement. Middle third fractures account for 88%, short overlap fractures account for 85%, diagonal fractures account for 45.5%. 100% have not recorded complications after surgery, 100% of post-operative X-ray images are not displaced. Conclusion: Treating patients with clavicle fractures with surgery gives good results and can be widely applied.