Bilateral clavicle non-unions treated with anteroinferior locking compression plating (LCP) A case report


Published online: Dec 27 2004

Peter KLOEN

From the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract

The author reports the case of a 30-year-old female patient with bilateral atrophic non-union of the clavicle ; the latter both healed after internal fixation with a locking compression plate fixed on the anteroinferior aspect of the clavicle, combined with autologous cancellous bone grafting. The advantages of the anteroinferior positioning of the plate on the clavicle are presented.