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Posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation: case report and discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Nick Kuzak ,
Adrian Ishkanian  and
Riyad B. Abu-Laban
Nick Kuzak*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC FRCP in Emergency Medicine; resident in Anesthesia, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Adrian Ishkanian
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Riyad B. Abu-Laban
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, 855 West 12th Ave., Vancouver BC V5Z 1M9

Abstract

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The sternoclavicular joint is the most frequently mobilized non-axial, major joint, but is the least frequently dislocated. Most sternoclavicular dislocations are anterior. When posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocations do occur, they may present with a variety of signs and symptoms, including serious intrathoracic injuries. We discuss the case of a patient with a subacute posterior sternoclavicular dislocation who presented to the emergency department 2 months after being hit in the posterior neck. We also review the signs, symptoms and management of posterior sternoclavicular dislocation and the literature on this topic.

Keywords

sternoclaviculardislocation
Type
Case Report • Observations de cas
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 5 , September 2006 , pp. 355 - 357
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2006

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