Editorial Commentary: The Larger Holes or Larger Number of Holes We Drill in the Coracoid, the Weaker the Coracoid Becomes.
The larger holes or larger number of holes we drill in the coracoid, the weaker the coracoid becomes. Thus, minimizing bone holes (both size and number) is required to lower risk of coracoid process fracture, in patients in whom transosseous shoulder acromioclavicular joint reconstruction is indicated. A single 2.4-mm-diameter tunnel drilled through both the clavicle and the coracoid lowers the risk of fracture, but the risk cannot be entirely eliminated.
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D002968:Clavicle / Q000601:surgery*; D000070597:Coracoid Process; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures