Sternoclavicular Joint Reconstruction for Medial Clavicle Fracture Nonunion

J Orthop Trauma. 2021 Aug 1;35(Suppl 2):S9-S10. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002155.

Abstract

Operative management of sternoclavicular fracture-dislocations is recommended in the setting of symptomatic nonunion. Treatment options include open reduction internal fixation, fragment excision, and ligamentous reconstruction. We present a 29-year-old man with a medial clavicle fracture nonunion that previously failed open reduction internal fixation and was treated with sternoclavicular joint reconstruction using tendon allograft.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement*
  • Clavicle / diagnostic imaging
  • Clavicle / surgery
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Fractures, Bone* / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Bone* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations* / diagnostic imaging
  • Joint Dislocations* / surgery
  • Male
  • Sternoclavicular Joint* / diagnostic imaging
  • Sternoclavicular Joint* / surgery