Surgical Treatment Using Anchor Suture of Coracoid Process Fracture with Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation: A Case Report

Jeong,  Woon Seob; Lee,  Sang Soo; Yoo,  Yon Sik; Kim,  Do Young; Park,  Keun Min

doi:2009.12.2.240

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Case Report

Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society 2009;12(2):240-244.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5397/CiSE.2009.12.2.240 Published online December 31, 2009.

Surgical Treatment Using Anchor Suture of Coracoid Process Fracture with Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation: A Case Report

Woon Seob Jeong, Sang Soo Lee, Yon Sik Yoo, Do Young Kim, Keun Min Park

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. ybw1999@gmail.com

견봉-쇄골관절 탈구를 동반한 오구 돌기 골절의 봉합나사를 이용한 수술적 치료 - 증례 보고 -

정운섭·이상수·유연식·김도영·박근민

한림대학교 의과대학 춘천성심병원 정형외과학교실

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study examined the outcomes of closed reduction and fixation of the coracoid process fracture using a suture anchor in a patient with combined acromioclavicular dislocation for which the coraco-clavicular ligament was intact. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 26 year-old male patient with a coracoid process fracture that was associated with a type III acromioclavicular joint dislocation was operated on with anchor suture fixation. This is the first trial of this operative procedure.
RESULTS
At the postoperative follow-up at 3 months, complete union of the coracoid process fracture was seen. The shoulder had a full range of motion and the shoulder function was normal.
CONCLUSION
Closed reduction and fixation using one suture anchor for treating coracoid process fracture is a safe, effective procedure.

Key Words: Acromioclavicular joint dislocation; Coracoid process fracture; Surgical treatment