@article{875323f8c9ea47088e7cfc5650265e18,
title = "Treatment of distal clavicle fracture using kirschner wires and tension-band wires",
abstract = "Nonunion frequently follows distal clavicle fracture. Traditional pinning methods using the through acromioclavicular articulation may result in osteoarthritic changes or ankylosis. This study introduces a direct pinning technique in which the acromioclavicular joint is spared.",
keywords = "Distal clavicle fracture, Kirschner wire, Tension-band wires",
author = "Kao, {Feng Chen} and Chao, {En Kai} and Chen, {Chih Hwa} and Yu, {Shang Won} and Chen, {Chao Yu} and Yen, {Cheng Yo}",
year = "2001",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1097/00005373-200109000-00016",
language = "English",
volume = "51",
pages = "522--525",
journal = "Journal of Trauma",
issn = "0022-5282",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "3",
}