Posterior Sternoclavicular Dislocations: A Brief Review and Technique for Closed Management of a Rare But Serious Injury
نویسندگان
چکیده
Posterior sternoclavicular dislocations are rare but serious injuries. The proximity of the medial clavicle to the vital structures of the mediastinum warrants caution with management of the injury. Radiographs are the initial imaging test, though computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are essential for diagnosis and preoperative planning. This paper presents an efficient diagnostic approach and effective technique of closed reduction of posterior sternoclavicular dislocations with a brief review of open and closed reduction procedures.
منابع مشابه
Bilateral Posterior Sternoclavicular Dislocations
We present the case of a professional horse jockey with chronic, bilateral, posterior sternoclavicular dislocations. Traumatic dislocation of the sternoclavicular is a relatively rare but potentially devastating injury. Posterior sternoclavicular dislocations occur less frequently than anterior dislocations and require careful and complete evaluation because of the potential for serious complic...
متن کاملPosterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation with brachiocephalic vein compression in an elite hockey player
Posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation is a rare but potentially serious injury. It is most commonly seen in teenagers or young adults involved in major trauma and can be difficult to diagnose clinically and radiologically. It is our experience that this injury is frequently associated with a delay in diagnosis and may be clinically insignificant initially. Despite this benign early clini...
متن کاملTreatment of traumatic posterior sternoclavicular dislocations.
BACKGROUND Traumatic posterior sternoclavicular joint injuries are rare, but complications are common and include brachial plexus and vascular injury, esophageal rupture, and death. MATERIALS AND METHODS The records of 21 patients treated at our institution for a posterior sternoclavicular injury were reviewed. All patients underwent a trial of closed reduction, which was effective in 8 patie...
متن کاملPosterior sternoclavicular joint injuries in skeletally immature patients.
The management of sternoclavicular injuries in skeletally immature patients has not been well described. The purpose of this study was to describe the authors' experience treating this rare and potentially life-threatening injury. All skeletally immature patients who underwent treatment for a medial clavicular physeal fracture or sternoclavicular dislocation between 2003 and 2011 were identifie...
متن کاملSternoclavicular joint injuries: a literature review.
Traumatic sternoclavicular (SC) joint injuries are rare. The goal of this literature review was to evaluate the available literature on the treatment of traumatic anterior and posterior SC (fracture-) dislocations in adults and children. In adults, anterior dislocations are most commonly treated by nonoperative means. Closed reduction can be attempted but is associated with a high recurrence ra...
متن کامل