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The average age of the nonoperative group was 40.1 (range 18\u201379) years versus 35.8 (range 18\u201374) in the plate group and 39.3 (range 19\u201356) in the intramedullary fixation group (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.06). One hundred forty (76.5%) patients in the nonoperative group were male compared with 154 (75.9%) in the plate group and 18 (69.2%) in the intramedullary fixation group (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.69). All groups showed similar DASH scores at 2 weeks, 12 months, and 24 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n > 0.05). Plate fixation demonstrated better DASH scores (median = 20.8) than nonoperative (median = 28.3) at 6 weeks (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.04). Intramedullary fixation had poorer DASH scores at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months than plate fixation and worse DASH scores than nonoperative at 6 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.05). The nonunion rate for nonoperative treatment (14.6%) was significantly higher than the plate group (0%) (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n Operative treatment of displaced clavicle fractures provided lower rates of nonunion than nonoperative treatment. Except at 6 weeks, no difference was observed in DASH scores between plate fixation and nonoperative treatment. Intramedullary fixation resulted in worse DASH scores than plate fixation at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months and worse DASH scores than nonoperative at 6 months. Implant removal was the leading reason for reoperation in the plate and intramedullary fixation groups, whereas surgery for nonunion was the primary reason for surgery in the nonoperative group.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:<\/jats:title>\n Therapeutic Level II. 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