Arthroscopic Intra-articular Disk Excision of the Sternoclavicular Joint | Zendy

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Arthroscopic Intra-articular Disk Excision of the Sternoclavicular Joint

Author(s) -

Graham Tytherleigh-Strong,

Abbas Rashid,

Christopher Lawrence,

David Morrissey

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

arthroscopy techniques

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.66

H-Index - 31

ISSN - 2212-6287

DOI - 10.1016/j.eats.2017.01.015

Subject(s) - sternoclavicular joint , medicine , arthrotomy , surgery , diskectomy , tears , arthroscopy , magnetic resonance imaging , joint disease , asymptomatic , radiology , osteoarthritis , lumbar , alternative medicine , pathology , lumbar vertebrae , clavicle

The sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) has a complete intra-articular disk that can be damaged either as a result of trauma or as part of ongoing degenerative joint disease. Although often asymptomatic, SCJ disk tears may lead to mechanical symptoms and pain. Previously, isolated symptomatic SCJ disk tears have only occasionally been mentioned in the literature with a few associated case reports of diskectomy by open arthrotomy. With improved imaging and availability of magnetic resonance imaging scans and the advent of SCJ arthroscopy it is now possible to treat symptomatic SCJ disk tears by arthroscopic excision. In this Technical Note, we describe the diagnosis of a torn SCJ disk and the technique of arthroscopic excision of a torn SCJ disk.

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