Displaced fracture of the coracoid process associated with acromioclavicular dislocation: a two-bird-one-stone solution.
We describe a surgical treatment for a displaced fracture of the coracoid process associated with acromioclavicular dislocation. This treatment involves fixing the coracoid process using a cannulated screw without acromioclavicular fixation under fluoroscopic guidance. The benefits of this treatment are that fixation with a cannulated screw simultaneously reduces both the displaced fracture of the coracoid process and the acromioclavicular joint via the intact coracoclavicular ligament, thus reducing the complications associated with transacromial pin fixation.
Kim
Kyung-Cheon
KC
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, South Korea. kckim@cnuh.co.kr
Rhee
Kwang-Jin
KJ
Shin
Hyun-Dae
HD
Kim
Dong-Kyu
DK
Shin
Han-Sol
HS
D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*