The Rising Incidence of Operative Treatment of Mid-shaft Clavicle Fractures

To evaluate whether the incidence of operative fixation of mid-shaft clavicle fractures has increased.

State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) and State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD) were used to identify patients presenting with mid-shaft clavicle fractures from 2005 to 2010 in California and New York State.

Patients were identified by International Classification of Disease, Ninth Edition (ICD-9) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to illustrate any demographic trends regarding patients undergoing operative fixation.

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