Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4082460 | Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryThe authors report a case of posterior sternoclavicular dislocation surgically reduced and stabilized with tenodesis, according to the Burrows technique completed by temporary wire fixation. The patient presented postoperative pericardiac tamponade appearing progressively from brachiocephalic blood vessels bleeding. Emergency drainage was surgically placed associated with removal of the material, thus curing the patient. This complication, although exceptional, formally contraindicates the use of wire fixation in surgery of the sternoclavicular joint.
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Authors
H. Bensafi, J.-M. Laffosse, S.A. Taam, F. Molinier, B. Chaminade, J. Puget,