Open AccessOpen Reduction and Suture Fixation of Acute Sternoclavicular Fracture-Dislocations in Children
Author(s) -
Ishaan Swarup,
Michael S. Hughes,
Alejandro Cazzulino,
David A. Spiegel,
Apurva S. Shah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jbjs essential surgical techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2160-2204
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.st.19.00074
Subject(s) - medicine , sternoclavicular joint , clavicle , surgery , operating table , reduction (mathematics) , internal fixation , geometry , mathematics
Acute sternoclavicular fracture-dislocation is associated with high-energy trauma and is being increasingly recognized in children 1 . These injuries are associated with compression of mediastinal structures and can be life-threatening 1 . The management of acute sternoclavicular fracture-dislocation includes closed reduction or open surgical stabilization; however, limited success is reported with closed reduction 2,3 . To our knowledge, there are no detailed descriptions of open reduction and suture fixation of acute sternoclavicular fracture-dislocation in children.