Patient Position Is Related to the Risk of Neurovascular Injury in Clavicular Plating: A Cadaveric Study.

CONCLUSIONS: The second medial screw hole places the neurovascular structures at the most risk, particularly with superior plating in the supine position and anteroinferior plating in the beach chair position.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The surgeon should be careful while making the first medial and second medial screw holes. Superior plating is safer to perform in the beach chair position, while anteroinferior plating is more safely performed in the supine position.
PMID: 31764348 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - November 27, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Chuaychoosakoon C, Suwanno P, Boonriong T, Suwannaphisit S, Klabklay P, Parinyakhup W, Maliwankul K, Duangnumsawang Y, Tangtrakulwanich B Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research