Disorders of the sternoclavicular joint.

نویسندگان

  • C M Robinson
  • P J Jenkins
  • P E Markham
  • I Beggs
چکیده

The sternoclavicular joint is vulnerable to the same disease processes as other synovial joints, the most common of which are instability from injury, osteoarthritis, infection and rheumatoid disease. Patients may also present with other conditions, which are unique to the joint, or are manifestations of a systemic disease process. The surgeon should be aware of these possibilities when assessing a patient with a painful, swollen sternoclavicular joint.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume

دوره 90 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008