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The aim of the study was to evaluate in midshaft clavicle fractures treated nonoperatively if fracture type (FT), shortening, and displacement, assessed before and after figure-of-eight bandage (F8-B) application, could be considered prognostic factors of delayed union and nonunion. One hundred twenty-two adult patients presenting a closed displaced midshaft clavicle fracture, managed nonoperatively with an F8-B, were enrolled. FT, initial shortening (IS), and initial displacement (ID) were radiographically evaluated at diagnosis, and both residual shortening (RS) and displacement (RD) were measured after F8-B application. The patients were followed up 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-injury. Multivariate statistical analysis was performed. RD should be considered as radiological predictor of sequelae. Further, an RD equal to 104% of clavicle width was identified as an optimal cut-off point to distinguish between healed and unhealed fractures, and 140% between delayed union and nonunion. Our data pointed out the effectiveness of the F8-B in reducing fracture fragments and restoring clavicular length. In midshaft clavicle fractures of adults, fracture comminution and clavicular shortening did not influence bone healing. On the contrary, RD has been shown as the most likely predictor of both delayed union and nonunion.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics10100788","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,5]],"date-time":"2020-10-05T10:43:48Z","timestamp":1601894628000},"page":"788","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Midshaft Clavicle Fractures Treated Nonoperatively Using Figure-of-Eight Bandage: Are Fracture Type, Shortening, and Displacement Radiographic Predictors of Failure?"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Jacopo","family":"Tagliapietra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1129-2574","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elisa","family":"Belluzzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"},{"name":"Musculoskeletal Pathology and Oncology Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8517-0057","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlo","family":"Biz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8823-448X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrea","family":"Angelini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ilaria","family":"Fantoni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Manuela","family":"Scioni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mario","family":"Bolzan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonio","family":"Berizzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9617-9882","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pietro","family":"Ruggieri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopaedic Clinic, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"141","DOI":"10.1007\/s11751-017-0293-7","article-title":"Midshaft clavicle fractures treatment: Threaded Kirschner wire versus conservative approach","volume":"12","author":"Coppa","year":"2017","journal-title":"Strateg. 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