REHABILITATION OF A PATIENT AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT WITH A NONVASCULARIZEDFIBULAR GRAFT OF A LARGE DEFECT IN THE MIDDLE THIRDOF THE CLAVICLE: CASE REPORT

Abstract

After surgical treatment of acute clavicle fractures and subsequent rehabilitation, good results can be achieved within 12 to 18 weeks and full recovery within 6 to 12 months. However, there is a lack of detailed documentation regarding the postoperative rehabilitation administered and the timing of patients’ full functional recovery. There are no generally accepted rehabilitation protocols available for hard-to-heal or nonhealing fractures. This clinic presents its original evidence-based approach used in the rehabilitation of a patient who sustained a major iatrogenic injury consisting of a partial resection in the middle third of the right clavicle followed by reconstruction with a free contralateral fibula graft with delayed fusion.