The unicortical sternoclavicular joint reconstruction using synthetic graft

Mohamed A Imam; Saqib Javed; Ian Trail; Puneet Monga

doi:10.1177/1758573218790964

The unicortical sternoclavicular joint reconstruction using synthetic graft

Shoulder Elbow. 2020 Apr;12(2):144-147. doi: 10.1177/1758573218790964. Epub 2018 Aug 6.

Authors

Mohamed A Imam^{1

2}, Saqib Javed¹, Ian Trail¹, Puneet Monga¹

Affiliations

¹ Upper Limb Research Unit, The Upper Limb Unit, Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, UK.
² Trauma and Orthopaedics, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation, Norwich, UK.

Abstract

Sternoclavicular joint injuries represent 5% of all injuries to the shoulder complex. We report a safe and reproducible technique for reconstruction of anterior sternoclavicular joint dislocations, employing a synthetic graft using a unicortical technique with minimal dissection anterior to the joint.

Keywords: injuries; sternoclavicular joint; sternoclavicular reconstruction.