title: Open reduction internal fixation after displacement of a previously nondisplaced acromial fracture in a multiply injured patient: case report and review of literature.
abstract: A twenty-eight-year-old multiple trauma patient had a nondisplaced acromion fracture that was not detected until after it had displaced. Open reduction internal fixation was performed without complication and the patient achieved excellent shoulder abduction strength. Nondisplaced acromion fractures may displace if not protected. Open reduction internal fixation of displaced acromion fractures should be considered if deltoid muscle strength is important to the patient.
authors: University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, U.S.A.
authors: J T
authors: JT
authors: Gorczyca
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Davis
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Hartford
authors: T J
authors: TJ
authors: Brindle
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries*; D000174:Acromion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011859:Radiography