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This was a retrospective case series of 21 consecutive patients with clavicle fracture nonunion that were treated with ORIF and BMAC supplementation between 2013 and 2020. Patients were evaluated for fracture union, time to union, complications related to surgical and donor site, and functional outcome using the Quick Disability of the Arm Shoulder and Hand (QDASH), subjective shoulder value (SSV), and pain. The mean age was 41.8 years. The mean follow-up was 36 months. Twenty (95.2%) patients demonstrated fracture union, with a mean time to union of 4.5 months. Good functional scores were achieved: SSV, 74.3; QDASH, 23.3; pain level, 3.1. There were no complications or pain related to the iliac crest donor site. 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