title: Tamponade following sternoclavicular dislocation surgical fixation.
abstract: The authors report a case of posterior sternoclavicular dislocation surgically reduced and stabilized with tenodesis, according to the Burrows technique completed by temporary wire fixation. The patient presented postoperative pericardiac tamponade appearing progressively from brachiocephalic blood vessels bleeding. Emergency drainage was surgically placed associated with removal of the material, thus curing the patient. This complication, although exceptional, formally contraindicates the use of wire fixation in surgery of the sternoclavicular joint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Musculo-skeletal Institute, Toulouse-Rangueil Teaching Hospital Center, 1, avenue Jean-Poulhès, TSA 50032, 3159 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bensafi
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Laffosse
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Taam
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Molinier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chaminade
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Puget
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media