Outcome of total claviculectomy in six cases

Ronald N. Wessel, Gerard R. Schaap

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Abstract

Total claviculectomy is a rare surgical procedure that has been performed for more than 90 years for a variety of indications, such as malignancy, trauma, and infection. What are the results for the pain score, and what is the influence of a total claviculectomy on the range of motion of the shoulder? We could not find the answers in the literature and analyzed 6 cases of total claviculectomy. The pain scores are good in a chronic osteitis case and in the two malignancy cases. In the 3 posttraumatic cases, the indication was pain, and all 3 had poor results because of persistent pain. All 6 patients had full range of motion. A resection of the entire clavicle did not disturb the motion of the shoulder. A tendency but no final conclusions can be drawn because of too few patients and heterogeneous indications
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)312-315
JournalJournal of shoulder and elbow surgery / American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons ... [et al.]
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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