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Table 2 Participantsā€™ characteristics

From: Exploring patient satisfaction after operative and nonoperative treatment for midshaft clavicle fractures: a focus group analysis

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Nonoperative (nĀ =ā€‰14)

Operative (nĀ =ā€‰10)

Age (years)

45.8ā€‰years

40.7ā€‰years

Male gender

11 (78%)

6 (60%)

Relevant comorbidities

(e.g. malignancy, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease)

2 (14%)

- aortic aneurism

- COPD

None

Employment

physical labour (%)

4 (28%)

6 (60%)

Fracture dominant side (%)

1 (7%)

4 (40%)

Length of time since injury (days)

574ā€‰days

545ā€‰days

Operative treatment (%)

2 (14%)*

10 (100%)

Full return to function (%)

12 (86%)

8 (80%)

Current pain levelsā€‰>ā€‰3/10 (%)

4/10

2/10

Overall satisfaction with treatment (NRS)

6.5/10

7/10

Any complication (%)

7 (50%)

4 (40%)

ā€¢ Type of complication

Frozen shoulder

4x impaired union (delayed union or nonunion)

Frozen shoulder

Sensibility loss

Brachial plexus irritation

Delayed union