title: [Bipolar dislocation of the clavicle or floating clavicle. A report of 3 cases].
abstract: Bipolar clavicular dislocation is uncommon. It associates an acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular dislocation. The authors review the mechanism of this injury and discuss the treatment. Three patients presented after a trauma of the shoulder a floating clavicle. In 2 patients management was surgical. Abstention was decided for the fourth patient. The pathology of floating clavicle is not completely understood. Two hypothesis were made: 1) two dislocations occur simultaneously; 2) two dislocations occur one after another. Management still difficult. Indications must take into considerations the severity of the injury and the functional consequences in the acromioclavicular joint.
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie-traumatologie, CHU A.-Le Dantec, Dakar Fann, Dakar, Sénégal. cbdieme@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dieme
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bousso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sane
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sané
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niane
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: M-H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seye
mesh_terms: D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries*