Traumatic posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation: an uncommon injury

 

Khairul ‘Azmi ABD KADIR and Ketan PANDE

Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, RIPAS Hospital, Brunei Darussalam

 

ABSTRACT

Posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation is an uncommon injury. Due to the relative unfamiliarity with its diagnosis, this condition is often not suspected leading to delayed or missed diagnosis. It can be associated with serious mediastinal complications. We report a case of a young man who presented with left sided chest and shoulder pain caused by left posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation, following a road traffic accident. This was successfully managed with closed reduction.

 

 

Keywords: Sternoclavicular joint, traumatic dislocation, chest pain, posterior dislocation

 

Correspondence author: KA ABD KADIR, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA 1710, Brunei Darussalam.

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Brunei Int Med J. 2014; 10 (4): 219-222

 

 

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