title: Judo-related traumatic posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation in a child.
abstract: Judo is a combat sport with high risk of injury. We present a rare case of traumatic left posterior sternoclavicular (SC) joint dislocation, inflicted to a 12-year-old boy during a judo contest. An extensive literature review did not reveal any case of posterior SC joint dislocation in judo. The patient was treated with closed reduction under general anesthesia. At 2-year follow-up, his left upper extremity had full range of motion, and he did not complain of any residual symptoms. He decided to discontinue judo training; however, he participates in other physically demanding sports. Although not often encountered, posterior SC joint dislocation is a challenging and critical medical problem that can be fatal if not promptly diagnosed and treated on time and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of trauma-related anterior chest pain.
authors.affiliation: Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikiforos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Galanis
authors.forename: Prodromos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anastasiadis
authors.forename: Foteini
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grigoropoulou
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirkos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kapetanos
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries*