Using a Modified Kirschner Wire to Pass the First Suture Under the Coracoid Base in Coracoclavicular Stabilization

Chaiwat Chuaychoosakoon; Prapakorn Klabklay; Korakot Maliwankul

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2021.04.029

Using a Modified Kirschner Wire to Pass the First Suture Under the Coracoid Base in Coracoclavicular Stabilization

Arthrosc Tech. 2021 Jul 26;10(8):e2009-e2013. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2021.04.029. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Chaiwat Chuaychoosakoon¹, Prapakorn Klabklay¹, Korakot Maliwankul¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.

Abstract

The acromioclavicular (AC) joint injury is a common shoulder injury in sports medicine. Combined coracoclavicular stabilization with AC capsule repair is 1 of 2 preferred treatments in acute high-grade AC joint injury. In East-Asian populations, the surgeon prefers to pass the first suture under the coracoid base, which is difficult using only basic surgical tools. We propose using a modified K-wire to pass the first suture under the coracoid base.