Abstract
We treated six patients who had a dislocation of both ends of the clavicle (an anterior dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint and a posterior dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint). Two patients who had fewer demands on the shoulder - an elderly woman and a woman who had had an ipsilateral amputation of the hand - did well; they had only minor symptoms after non-operative management. The other four patients (all men) had continuing pain at the acromioclavicular joint; each had a reconstruction of the joint, which resulted in a painless, full range of motion and return to normal activity. No patient had continuing pain in the sternoclavicular joint.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 399-402 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine