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- Title
Ipsilateral posterior sternoclavicular dislocation and fracture of the medial third clavicle: a case report.
- Authors
Mounasamy, Varatharaj; Fleming, Mark; Birnbaum, Mark
- Abstract
Ipsilateral fracture of the medial third clavicle and posterior dislocation of Sternoclavicular joint is an extremely rare presentation. This case report illustrates an 11-year-old male patient with ipsilateral fracture of the medial third clavicle and posterior Dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint sustained after a fall while playing at school. The diagnosis of this condition requires a high incidence of suspicion in view of the potential for associated neurovascular injury.
- Subjects
CLAVICLE injuries; TREATMENT of fractures; DISLOCATIONS in children; BONE fractures in children; CHILDREN'S injuries; INJURY risk factors
- Publication
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, 2006, Vol 16, Issue 4, p351
- ISSN
1633-8065
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00590-006-0125-9