Surgical treatment for fracture of the medial end of the clavicle associated with ipsilateral acromioclavicular dislocation

V Daniel; C Horteur; B Gaulin; R Pailhé

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100938

Surgical treatment for fracture of the medial end of the clavicle associated with ipsilateral acromioclavicular dislocation

Trauma Case Rep. 2023 Sep 24:48:100938. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100938. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

V Daniel¹, C Horteur¹, B Gaulin¹, R Pailhé¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sport Traumatology, Grenoble South Teaching Hospital, 38130 Echirolles, France.

Abstract

The combination of an acromioclavicular joint dislocation and an ipsilateral medial end clavicle fracture is extremely rare. We report an acromioclavicular joint dislocation type IV associated with ipsilateral medial end clavicle fracture. The clavicular fracture was surgically treated with a locking plate and a non-operative treatment was conducted for the acromioclavicular joint dislocation. The results were clinically excellent for this 48-year-old, right-handed and sportive male patient at 3 months follow-up, with pain free full of range of motions and return to sports activities obtained.

Keywords: Acromioclavicular joint dislocation; Medial end clavicle fracture.

Publication types

Case Reports