Safe Drilling Angles and Depths for Plate-Screw Fixation of the Clavicle: Avoidance of Inadvertent Iatrogenic Subclavian Neurovascular Bundle Injury

Abstract

We have used magnetic resonance imaging to determine safe drilling directions and depth for plate-screw fixation of the clavicle. On confirmation, these findings could be used in the clinical setting to reduce the risk of inadvertent iatrogenic subclavian neurovascular bundle injury during surgical clavicle fracture repair.