Posterior dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint: report of two cases.
The authors report the cases of two young patients who had suffered a sporting accident with posterior traumatic dislocation of sternoclavicular joint. In one of the patients closed reduction was accomplished by keeping the limb in a sling. The second patient, after reduction was done, presented recurrence of the dislocation, thus requiring surgical treatment. It is important to observe the relevance of computed tomography to help diagnosing, as well as monitoring the reduction procedure. The objective of this study was to demonstrate two different types of treatment in a rare injury such as the posterior dislocation of sternoclavicular joint.
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil; Hospital Santa Teresa, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil.
Pedro José
PJ
Labronici
Faculdade de Medicina de Campos, Campos, RJ, Brazil; Beneficência Portuguesa de Campos, Campos, RJ, Brazil.
Fabrício Cardoso de
FC
Souza
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Robinson Esteves Santos
RE
Pires
Hospital Santa Teresa, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil.
Fernando Claudino Dos
FC
Santos Filho
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Vinicius Schott
VS
Gameiro
Hospital Santa Teresa, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil.
Gustavo José
GJ
Labronici
Closed reduction; Injuries of the sternoclavicular joint; Sternoclavicular joint; Surgical treatment