J Korean Shoulder Elbow Soc.  2009 Dec;12(2):240-244.

Surgical Treatment Using Anchor Suture of Coracoid Process Fracture with Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. ybw1999@gmail.com

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study examined the outcomes of closed reduction and fixation of the coracoid process fracture using a suture anchor in a patient with combined acromioclavicular dislocation for which the coraco-clavicular ligament was intact.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A 26 year-old male patient with a coracoid process fracture that was associated with a type III acromioclavicular joint dislocation was operated on with anchor suture fixation. This is the first trial of this operative procedure.
RESULTS
At the postoperative follow-up at 3 months, complete union of the coracoid process fracture was seen. The shoulder had a full range of motion and the shoulder function was normal.
CONCLUSION
Closed reduction and fixation using one suture anchor for treating coracoid process fracture is a safe, effective procedure.

Keyword

Acromioclavicular joint dislocation; Coracoid process fracture; Surgical treatment

MeSH Terms

Acromioclavicular Joint
Dislocations
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Ligaments
Male
Range of Motion, Articular
Shoulder
Suture Anchors
Sutures
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