Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
From: Is intramedullary nailing more effective than non-operative treatment in adults with displaced middle-third clavicle fractures?
Internal plate fixation complications
 Deep infection
Implant failure
 Loosening
Wide surgical exposure
 Large scar/poor cosmesis
Neurovascular problem
 Prominence
Non-/mal-union
 Re-fracture
Need for metalwork removal
