Post-traumatic posterior sternoclavicular dislocation: case report and review of the literature.
Injuries to the sternoclavicular joint are an uncommon problem, but can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated properly. Both anterior and posterior sternoclavicular dislocations or subluxations can occur, the latter being a rare injury. In this case report we report the imaging findings of both conventional radiography and multidetector CT on a 16-year-old man who developed a posterior sternoclavicular dislocation while participating in a football match. The current literature regarding this subject is also reviewed.
Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis, Department of Medical Imaging, Kolverniersvest 20, 2500 Lier, Belgium. rodrigo.salgado@tiscali.be
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