Traumatic Posterior Dislocation of the Sternoclavicular Joint: A case Report
10.4055/jkoa.1990.25.2.579
- Author:
Jang Sung LEE
;
Byung Guk KIM
;
Hyung Joo KIM
;
Seung Ki JEONG
;
Seung Jae SON
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Posterior dislocation;
Sternoclavicular joint
- MeSH:
Clavicle;
Diagnosis;
Dislocations;
Sternoclavicular Joint
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1990;25(2):579-583
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dislocation of the clavicle at its sternal end is relatively rare, as compared with acromioclavicular dislocation. Among them, the posterior dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint was extremely rare. So, not more than fifty cases had been reported in the literature. Of these three main typesanterior, superior, and posterior-the anterior one is by far the most common. Most authors have stressed the difficulty in confirming the diagnosis with routine radiographs. We experienced a case of traumatic posterior dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint treated successfully by manipulative reduction. So, we report it with review of literature.
