Table 1 Criteria of inclusion and exclusion
Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|
(1)age over 16 years | (1)pediatric fracture |
(2)acute fracture | (2)pathological fracture |
(3) displaced midshaft clavicular fracture (4) willing to accept open reduction and internal fixation | (3)open fracture |
(4)multiple fractures | |
(5)nonacute fracture (over 2 weeks) | |
(6)fractures of the medial and lateral thirds of the clavicle |