When dealing with a comminuted clavicle fracture, maintaining reduction with the reduction clamps while choosing ... read more ↘ which plate better fits patient anatomy can be hard, frequently losing reduction and having to start all over again. We propose the use of a soft-cerclage technique using absorbable sutures in a racking-hitch-loop knot to temporarily fix the fracture allowing uncompromised plate fitting testing and final fixation without losing reduction. ↖ read less
