[A case of acromioclavicular dislocation without coracoclavicular ligament rupture accompanied by coracoid process fracture].
Acromioclavicular joint dislocation with intact coracoclavicular ligaments accompanied by fracture of the coracoid process is a rare injury. The patients are treated with conservative and/or surgical methods. A 30-year-old male patient developed type 3 acromioclavicular dislocation and coracoid process fracture due to a fall in the right shoulder. Both injuries were treated surgically. Following open reduction, the acromioclavicular joint was fixed with a Knowles pin, and the coracoid process was fixed with a 4.0-mm malleolar screw. Active-assisted rehabilitation of the shoulder was initiated a week after surgery. The patient returned to office work with a long arm splint at three weeks. Pain-free, active, and complete shoulder movements were seen in the fifth week. The Knowles pin in the acromioclavicular joint was removed under local anesthesia seven months postoperatively. A year after surgery, he resumed full shoulder functions without pain and there were no signs of complications such as heterotopic ossification.
Güneş
Taner
T
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dali), Medicine Faculty of Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Turkey. drtgunes@gmail.com
Demirhan
Mehmet
M
Atalar
Atacan
A
Soyhan
Okan
O
D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery