title: Symptomatic pseudarthrosis of the acromion: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: The case of a twenty-three-year-old male with a symptomatic pseudarthrosis of the acromion is presented. Open reduction and internal fixation with a plate, screw, and tension band construct supplemented with a bone graft was performed and early range of motion was initiated. Nine months after surgery, the fracture was healed and the patient had excellent function of the shoulder. The literature on pseudarthrosis of the acromion is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego 92103-8894, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dounchis
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pedowitz
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Garfin
mesh_terms: D000174:Acromion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography