Open AccessOpen Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture
Author(s) -
Mohammad O. Alawad,
Saleh Alharthi,
Jameel Mahmoud,
Basam Alanazi,
Saad Surur
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
case reports in orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6749
pISSN - 2090-6757
DOI - 10.1155/2018/2107059
Subject(s) - medicine , acromion , open fracture , fracture (geology) , surgery , orthopedic surgery , rotator cuff , geology , geotechnical engineering
Open acromial fractures are a rare set of fractures. We report a case of Gustilo IIIA open acromial fracture (14A2 as per OTA scapular fracture classification) that was isolated from any other injury. Our patient had a good recovery and showed excellent clinical outcome after irrigation and screw fixation of the acromial fracture. We also reviewed the literature for other cases of open acromial fracture.