Ipsilateral proximal and distal clavicle fractures combined with coracoid base fracture: A case report

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Chaiwat Chuaychoosakoon Korakot Maliwankul Prapakorn Klabklay Ranaichanok Thongwichian Tanarat Boonriong Wachirapan Parinyakhup Yada Duangnumsawang

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Chaiwat Chuaychoosakoon
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Karnjanavanich Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand

A B S T R A C T

Ipsilateral fractures of the proximal and distal clavicle are quite rare. Double clavicle fractures are extremely rare. We report a case of ipsilateral fractures of the proximal and distal clavicle combined with a coracoid base fracture, a combination which has not been reported before. These injuries disrupt the superior shoulder suspensory complex (SSSC) by breaking the coracoid base and distal clavicle. This would normally be a surgical case, but all fractures were non-displaced. We discussed the treatment options with the patient, and he chose conservative treatment with sling immobilization. He achieved full range of shoulder motion in 3 months.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Fri 08, Mar 2019
Accepted: Fri 15, Mar 2019
Published: Tue 02, Apr 2019

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© 2023 Chaiwat Chuaychoosakoon. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2019.02.05