Dakar médical
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Traumatic manubriosternal joint dislocations are rare in adult and occur readily during a violent traumatism of the chest and/or the dorsal spine. We report two cases treated between September 1997 and August 2002 at the Surgical Emergency Department of Le Dantec Hospital. The first observation was related to a 26 year old lady. ⋯ The manubriosternal joint dislocation was surgically reduced and stabilized by using a braided polyester thread number 2. After 4 years, the patient is asymptomatic and the manobriosternal joint is stable. We emphasize on the scarcity and the mechanism of traumatic manubriosternal joint dislocations in adult, the frequency of associated injuries and the absence of consensus about their treatment.