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Chirurgie de la main · Apr 2007
[Bipolar dislocation of the clavicle or floating clavicle. A report of 3 cases].
- C Dieme, A Bousso, A Sane, J-C Sané, M Niane, A Ndiaye, M-H Sy, and S Seye.
- Service d'orthopédie-traumatologie, CHU A.-Le Dantec, Dakar Fann, Dakar, Sénégal. cbdieme@yahoo.fr
- Chir Main. 2007 Apr 1; 26 (2): 113-6.
AbstractBipolar clavicular dislocation is uncommon. It associates an acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular dislocation. The authors review the mechanism of this injury and discuss the treatment. Three patients presented after a trauma of the shoulder a floating clavicle. In 2 patients management was surgical. Abstention was decided for the fourth patient. The pathology of floating clavicle is not completely understood. Two hypothesis were made: 1) two dislocations occur simultaneously; 2) two dislocations occur one after another. Management still difficult. Indications must take into considerations the severity of the injury and the functional consequences in the acromioclavicular joint.
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