Rationale and design of the plate or pin (pop) study for dislocated midshaft clavicular fractures: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To describe the rationale and design of a future study comparing results of plate fixation and Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing (ESIN) with a Titanium Elastic Nail (TEN) for adults with a dislocated midshaft clavicular fracture....

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Main Authors: Meylaerts Sven AG, De Lange Diederik H, Dijkgraaf Marcel GW, Houwert R Marijn, Wijdicks Frans JG, Verhofstad Michiel HJ, Verleisdonk Egbert JJM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/12/1/177