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