Upper Limb Trauma
A 22-year-old rugby player presents after being tackled with a direct blow to the anterolateral shoulder. He holds his arm adducted and supported. There is visible prominence of the medial clavicle with palpable step-off anteriorly. Neurovascular examination is normal. Chest X-ray shows widening of the mediastinum. Regarding sternoclavicular joint injuries:
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The sternoclavicular joint is a saddle-type synovial joint with an intra-articular disc that increas...
Anterior dislocations are 20 times more common than posterior dislocations; mechanism for anterior d...
Posterior SC dislocations are benign injuries that rarely require intervention; routine reduction ca...
Posterior SC dislocation can compress vital mediastinal structures including the trachea, esophagus,...
Closed reduction of posterior SC dislocation is performed with the patient supine with a bolster bet...
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