Instabilities and Osteoarthritis of the Sternoclavicular Joint.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Die Autorinnen/Autoren geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht. 13. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Jul;33(7):e251-e255. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001463. Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sernandez H(1), Riehl J(2). Author information: (1)Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, KY. (2)Pikeville Medical Center Orthopedic Trauma, Pikeville, KY. OBJECTIVES: This meta-analysis was performed to answer the following questions: (1) What is the expected outcome of sternoclavicular (SC) dislocations left untreated? (2) What are the indications for closed reduction of SC dislocations? (3) What are the indications for open reduction of SC dislocations? and (4) Does the evidence support the need for a cardiothoracic surgeon to be available for the open reduction of a SC dislocation? DATA SOURCES: Articles were obtained from the database EBSCOhost and supplemented by hand searching of bibliographies of included references. A search using the following terms: SC joint AND (dislocation OR injuries OR vascular injury OR cardiovascular surgeon) of the English-language literature from 1970 to 2018 on the topic of SC joint dislocations was performed. STUDY SELECTION: Studies were included if they contained clinical data on one or more of our study objectives. Articles were included if they contained participants presenting with an acute (