Nonunion of the First Sternocostal Synchondrosis Accompanied by Sternoclavicular Joint Synovitis

Injury to the sternocostal synchondrosis of the first rib is quite rare. We report one such case in a 50-year-old man with nonunion of the first sternocostal synchondrosis accompanied by synovitis of the sternoclavicular joint. He first underwent arthroscopic surgery of the left sternoclavicular joi...

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Main Authors: Makoto Takeuchi, Tomohiro Goto, Kiminori Yukata, Naoto Suzue, Daisuke Hamada, Toshihiko Nishisho, Ichiro Tonogai, Tetsuya Matsuura, Koichi Sairyo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/798329