TY - JOUR AB - The present study examined the effectiveness of the method of inversing the distal clavicle anatomic locking plate to treat medial‑end clavicle fractures. This involved retrospectively analyzing six cases of medial‑end clavicle fractures treated using the method of inversing the distal clavicle anatomic locking plate between September 2013 and December 2015. These cases included five men and one woman with an average age of 46.3±10.6 years old and a range of 24‑66 years old. Among these cases, one was type A, two were type C, and three were type D, based on the Throckmorton type classification. All patients had fresh closed fractures, which were caused by direct injury. A regular postoperative follow‑up was performed and the therapeutic efficacy was evaluated systematically with reference to the Rockwood and Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score standards. All six cases had a follow‑up visit, which was between 10 and 14 months with an average of 12.0±2.2 months. All patients exhibited osseous healing and functional recovery without incision infection, nerve vascular injury, chest injury, fracture nonunion, or other complications. According to the Rockwood and DASH score standards, evaluation of the curative effect showed that five cases were excellent and one case was good, and the associated rate for achieving good or excellent outcomes was 100%. All of the DASH scores were <10. These results indicated that the effect of the treatment of medial‑end clavicle fractures by the method of inversing the distal clavicle anatomic locking plate was reliable, and the functional recovery of patients was good, making this method worthy of clinical promotion. AD - First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250355, P.R. China Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China AU - Xie,Wen‑Peng AU - Zhang,Yong‑Kui AU - Chen,Yan‑Hua AU - Wang,Shi‑Lu AU - Xu,Hong‑Hao AU - Bi,Rong‑Xiu DA - 2018/12/01 DO - 10.3892/etm.2018.6870 EP - 5393 IS - 6 JO - Exp Ther Med KW - medial‑end clavicle fractures surgical method inverse distal clavicle anatomic locking plate Rockwood and disability of the Arm shoulder and hand score standard effectiveness PY - 2018 SN - 1792-0981 1792-1015 SP - 5390 ST - A novel surgical method for treating medial‑end clavicle fractures T2 - Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine TI - A novel surgical method for treating medial‑end clavicle fractures UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6870 VL - 16 ER -