Pediatric Posterior Sternoclavicular Joint Injuries.

Journal and index pages often block iframe embedding. This reader keeps the evidence details in Orthonotes and leaves the source page one click away.

Abstract

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 5. Am J Emerg Med. 2000 Jan;18(1):58-61. doi: 10.1016/s0735-6757(00)90050-0. Sternoclavicular joint injuries. Ferrera PC(1), Wheeling HM. Author information: (1)Department of Emergency Medicine, Albany Medical Center, NY 12208, USA. Injuries to the sternoclavicular (SC) joint are infrequently encountered. However, retrosternal SC joint dislocations are potentially life-threatening injuries which must be recognized by the examining physician and treated as soon as possible. Plain radiography often fails to fully distinguish SC joint injuries, and computed tomography has emerged as the diagnostic modality of choice for defining the injury complex and surrounding injuries. We have encountered 6 cases of SC joint injuries over the past 3 years and describe their presentation and management. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-6757(00)90050-0