In Patients with Displaced Type-II Distal Clavicle Fractures, Operative and Nonoperative Therapies Did Not Differ for Functional Outcomes at 1 Year

Abstract

Main outcomemeasures: The primary outcome was theDisabilities of the Arm, Shoulder andHand score at 1 year. Secondary outcomes included Constant-Murley score, visual analogue scale pain score, patient satisfaction, return to work and sports, union, and adverse events at 1 year. Main results: The main results at 1 year are in Table I. There were 2 adverse events in the operative group and 4 in the nonoperative group.