Posterior dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint: report of two cases

• Main Authors: Pedro José Labronici, Fabrício Cardoso de Souza, Robinson Esteves Santos Pires, Fernando Claudino dos Santos Filho, Vinicius Schott Gameiro, Gustavo José Labronici
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
• Series: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
• Subjects: Sternoclavicular joint; Injuries of the sternoclavicular joint; Closed reduction; Surgical treatment
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000500601&lng=en&tlng=en
• ISSN: 1982-4378

ABSTRACT The authors report the cases of two young patients who had suffered a sporting accident with posterior traumatic dislocation of sternoclavicular joint. In one of the patients closed reduction was accomplished by keeping the limb in a sling. The second patient, after reduction was done, presented recurrence of the dislocation, thus requiring surgical treatment. It is important to observe the relevance of computed tomography to help diagnosing, as well as monitoring the reduction procedure. The objective of this study was to demonstrate two different types of treatment in a rare injury such as the posterior dislocation of sternoclavicular joint.