Research Recipients

Research Award Details

2015 - POSNA Directed Research Grant

Operative vs Non-operative Treatment of Clavicle Shaft Fractures in Adolescents: A Prospective, Multi-center Cohort Study


Grant Recipient: Benton Heyworth, MD

Institution:
Boston Children's Hopsital
Presentations & Publications:
Presentations:
Pennock AT, Edmonds EW, Heyworth BE et al. Pediatric and adolescent clavicle nonunions: Potential risk factors and surgical management. Electronic poster presented at: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting; May, 2017; Barcelona, Spain
 
Ellis H, Bae DS, Donohue K et al. Descriptive Epidemiology of Adolescent Clavicle Fractures: Early Results from the FACTS (Function after Adolescent Clavicle Trauma and Surgery) Prospective Multi-Center Cohort Study. Oral presentation at:  Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting; May, 2017; Barcelona, Spain
 
Ellis H, Bae DS, Donohue K et al. Descriptive Epidemiology of Adolescent Clavicle Fractures: Early Results from the FACTS (Function after Adolescent Clavicle Trauma and Surgery) Prospective Multi-Center Cohort Study. Oral presentation at:  Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Annual Meeting; January, 2017; Dallas, TX.
  • Heyworth BE, Pennock AT, Li Y, et al. Two-year Functional Outcomes of Operative vs. Non-operative Treatment of Completely Displaced Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: Results from the Prospective, Multicenter, Level 2 ‘FACTS’ Study. Oral presentation at: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting; May, 2019; Charlotte, NC. (Awarded Outstanding Clinical Award Paper)
  • Yang B, Heyworth BE, Bae D. Safely Reducing Radiation Exposure and Costs for Non-Operative Care of Clavicle Fractures in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients; Electronic poster presented at: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting; May, 2019; Charlotte, NC.
  • Heyworth BE, Pennock AT, Li Y, et al. Two-year Functional Outcomes of Operative vs. Non-operative Treatment of Completely Displaced Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: Results from the Prospective, Multicenter, Level 2 ‘FACTS’ Study. Electronic poster to be presented at: American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine; July 2019; Boston, MA.
     
Abstract Submitted to POSNA Annual Meeting:
Heyworth BE, Pennock AT, Li Y, et al. Two-year Functional Outcomes of Operative vs. Non-operative Treatment of Completely Displaced Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents: Results from the Prospective, Multicenter, Level 2 ‘FACTS’ Study; Submitted October, 2, 2018.
 
Yang B, Heyworth BE, Bae D. Safely Reducing Radiation Exposure and Costs for Non-Operative Care of Clavicle Fractures in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients; Submitted October, 2, 2018.
 
Publications:
Li Y, Donohue KS, Robbins CB, et al. Reliability of Radiographic Assessments of Adolescent Midshaft Clavicle Fractures by the FACTS Multicenter Study Group. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2017;31(9):479-484. doi:10.1097/bot.0000000000000877.
 
Pennock AT, Edmonds EW, Bae DS, et al. Adolescent clavicle nonunions: potential risk factors and surgical management. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2018;27(1):29-35. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2017.06.040.
 
 
Further Funding:

Further grant funding opportunities are being sought to support continued follow up efforts for 909 enrolled patients and substratified analyses of operative vs. non-operative sub-populations, based on patient age, sex, athletic status (e.g. ‘contact’ athletes, overhead athletes, non-athletes), and fracture pattern.