[Combined ac joint dislocation and distal clavicle fracture. Closed reduction and arthroscopically assisted coracoclavicular fixation]

G Siebenbürger; T Helfen; W Flatz; F Haasters; B Ockert

doi:10.1007/s00113-015-0006-y

[Combined ac joint dislocation and distal clavicle fracture. Closed reduction and arthroscopically assisted coracoclavicular fixation]

Unfallchirurg. 2015 May;118(5):427-31. doi: 10.1007/s00113-015-0006-y.

[Article in German]

Authors

G Siebenbürger¹, T Helfen, W Flatz, F Haasters, B Ockert

Affiliation

¹ Schulter- und Ellenbogenchirurgie, Klinik für Allgemeine, Unfall-, Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie - Campus Großhadern, Klinikum der Universität München (LMU), München, Deutschland.

PMID: 25964022
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-015-0006-y

Abstract

Background: A 55-year-old male patient sustained a dislocation of the acromioclavicular (AC) joint in combination with a distal clavicle fracture.

Methods: Following closed reduction of the fractured clavicle, arthroscopically assisted coracoclavicular fixation was performed.

Discussion and conclusion: A combined injury of a complete ac joint dislocation and a distal clavicle fracture is rare and is not included in currently available classification systems; therefore, in this article a classification and assessment of the stability of this injury as well as appropriate treatment options are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acromioclavicular Joint / diagnostic imaging
Acromioclavicular Joint / surgery
Arthroscopy / methods*
Clavicle / diagnostic imaging
Clavicle / surgery*
Combined Modality Therapy / methods
Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation
Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods*
Fractures, Bone / diagnosis
Fractures, Bone / surgery*
Humans
Joint Dislocations / diagnosis
Joint Dislocations / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Trauma / diagnosis
Multiple Trauma / surgery*
Radiography
Range of Motion, Articular
Treatment Outcome