A natural experiment study: Low-profile double plating versus single plating techniques in midshaft clavicle fractures—Study protocol

• Yannic Lecoultre ,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: yannic.lecoultre@luks.ch

  Affiliations Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-8272

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• Bryan J. M. van de Wall,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland, Department of Surgery, Obwalden Cantonal Hospital, Sarnen, Switzerland

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• Nadine Diwersi,

  Roles Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland, Department of Surgery, Obwalden Cantonal Hospital, Sarnen, Switzerland

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• Steffen W. Pfarr,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Schwyz Hospital, Schwyz, Switzerland

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• Beat Galliker,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Sursee Hospital, Sursee, Switzerland

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• Reto Babst,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

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• Björn-Christian Link,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland

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• Frank J. P. Beeres

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland

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