Does a minimal invasive approach reduce anterior chest wall numbness and postoperative pain in plate fixation of clavicle fractures?

Table 1 Patient demographics and outcomes

Group	No	Age	Sex	OTA	Injury mechanism	Incision length (mm)	VAS 2nd pd	Numbness (cm²) 2nd pd	Numbness (cm²) 6 FU	Plate length (mm)	Incision-plate ratio (mm/mm)	Numbness-plate ratio (mm²/mm) 2nd pd	Numbness-plate ratio (mm²/mm) 6 FU
MOP	1	37	m	B3.1	bicycle accident	70	4.5	6	4	110	0.64	5.45	3.64
	2	23	m	B2.3	bicycle accident	60	2	8	3	94	0.64	8.51	3.19
	3	52	m	B3.1	bicycle accident	75	3	9	4	124	0.60	7.26	3.23
	4	43	m	C1.2	bicycle accident	45	4	0	0	81	0.56	0.00	0.00
	5	28	m	C1.2	football accident	50	2	8	5	81	0.62	9.88	6.17
	6	35	m	C1.2	bicycle accident	45	1	0	0	81	0.56	0.00	0.00
	7	25	m	B3.1	bicycle accident	75	1	8	4	123	0.61	6.50	3.25
	8	25	f	B2.3	fall	70	3	12	10	110	0.64	10.91	9.09
	9	42	m	B2.3	bicycle accident	60	5	10	7	94	0.64	10.64	7.45
	10	46	m	B1.2	bicycle accident	75	2	8	6	110	0.68	7.27	5.45
	11	36	m	B2.3	bicycle accident	65	3	3	2	110	0.59	2.73	1.82
	12	27	m	C1.2	fall	45	1	18	11	81	0.56	22.22	13.58
Mean		35				61.3	2.6	7.5	4.7	100	0.61	7.61	4.74
COP
	1	30	m	B1.2	fall	85	2	0	0	94	0.90	0.00	0.00
	2	50	m	B2.3	vehicle accident	115	4	22	19	136	0.85	16.18	13.97
	3	62	m	B2.2	epileptic seizure	115	0	11	10	136	0.85	8.09	7.35
	4	35	m	B2.2	bicycle accident	95	4	0	0	110	0.86	0.00	0.00
	5	28	m	B2.2	football accident	95	6	41	33	110	0.86	37.27	30.00
	6	40	m	B2.2	bicycle accident	105	5	54	39	124	0.85	43.55	31.45
	7	27	m	B2.2	bicycle accident	115	4	73	49	136	0.85	53.68	36.03
	8	78	f	B3.1	fall	90	4	28	24	94	0.96	29.79	25.53
	9	22	m	B2.3	vehicle accident	80	3	7	4	94	0.85	7.45	4.26
	10	62	m	B3.1	motor bike accident	80	4	42	34	110	0.73	38.18	30.91
	11	30	m	C1.1	bicycle accident	55	2	0	0	69	0.80	0.00	0.00
	12	33	m	B2.3	bicycle accident	95	3	34	26	110	0.86	30.91	23.64
Mean		41				93.8	3.4	26	19.8	110	0.85	22.1	16.93

MOP mini open plating, COP conventional open plating, No Number, M male, F female, OTA Orthopaedic Trauma Association, VAS Visual Analog Scale, 2nd pd second postoperative day, 6 FU six months follow-up, Written informed consent was obtained from each patient to publish their data and information

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