Traumatic Floating Clavicle: A Case Report

Shoulder girdle injuries after high energy traumatic impacts to the shoulder have been well documented. Based on the series of 1603 injuries of the shoulder girdle reported by Cave and colleagues, 85% of the dislocations were glenohumeral, 12% acromioclavicular and 3% sternoclavicular. Less frequent...

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Main Authors: Choo CY, HY Wong, Nordin A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2012-07-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:http://morthoj.org/2012/v6n2/Traumatic-Floating-Clavicle.pdf
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Summary:Shoulder girdle injuries after high energy traumatic impacts to the shoulder have been well documented. Based on the series of 1603 injuries of the shoulder girdle reported by Cave and colleagues, 85% of the dislocations were glenohumeral, 12% acromioclavicular and 3% sternoclavicular. Less frequently described are injuries involving both the sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular joints simultaneously in one extremity. The present case report discusses a case of traumatic floating clavicle associated with ipsilateral forearm and wrist injury which was treated surgically.
ISSN:1985-2533