Table 3 The retrospective series that used distal locking plates combined with CC ligament fixation are compared
From: Locking plate combined with titanium cable for Neer type II distal clavicle fractures
| Author | Number of patients | Mean follow-up | Fixation method | Union rate | Functional outcome | Complications | Implant removal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamaras et al. [8] | 9 | 13.6 months |
1.Synthes distal radius LCP (9/9) 2. Suture cerclage (6/9) | 100 % | Average Constant 96 |
Wound infection (1) Malreduction (1) | 0 |
| Herrmann et al. [12] | 7 | 8.3 months |
3.5 mm locking T-plate with suture cerclage | 100 % |
Average Constant 93.3 Average DASH 15.3 | None | 2 |
| Andersen et al. [7] | 20 | 30.7 months |
1. Locking plate (20/20) 2. suture cerclage (9/20) 3. CC screw (2/20) | 94 % | Average ASES 79.0 |
Infected nonunion (1) Peri-implant fracture (1) | 4 |
| Schliemann et al. [14] | 14 | 38 months |
3.5 mm locking plate with suture button | 100 % | Average Constant 93.5 |
implant irritation (3) CC ligaments calcifications (3) | 7 |
| Johnston et al. [13] | 6 | 15.6 months | Distal clavicle locking plate with suture button | 100 % | Average ASES 97.97 | None | 1 |
| Lei Han et al. [11] | 12 | 26.3 months | Anatomical locking plate with suture anchor augmentation | 100 % |
Average Constant 94 Average DASH 10.4 | None | NR |
| Fan Zhang et al. (present study) | 21 | 20.6 months | Distal clavicle anatomical locking plate with titanium Cable | 100 % |
Average Constant 94.6 Average UCLA 33.3 | Wound infection (1) | 2 |