A hospital based prospective comparative study of functional outcome between surgical management and conservative management of fracture middle third clavicle in adults

Abstract

The clavicle performs one of the most important mechanical functions of the skeletal framework, connecting the axial skeleton to the upper limb. Additionally, it provides a bulwark for the underlying neurovascular bundles from direct compression injury or sudden axial weight transmission. It is one of the most common bony injury, standing at 2.6% to 4% of all fractures in adults and 76% to 82% of these fractures occur in the middle third. Despite the sheer volume of this injury, its management is astonishingly still debatable. Some prefer conservative while the others prefer surgical intervention.