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Snapping Sternoclavicular Joint

Snapping sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is a rare presentation in the SCJ. We present a case report detailing the presentation and treatment of unilateral snapping SCJ in a 14-year-old male patient. Clinical findings included the subluxation of the medial end of the clavicle in the anterior-posterior...

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Autores principales: Romeo, Paul V, Papalia, Aidan G, Gambhir, Neil, Styles, Stuart T, Virk, Mandeep S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10241662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37288239
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38557
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author Romeo, Paul V
Papalia, Aidan G
Gambhir, Neil
Styles, Stuart T
Virk, Mandeep S
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description Snapping sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is a rare presentation in the SCJ. We present a case report detailing the presentation and treatment of unilateral snapping SCJ in a 14-year-old male patient. Clinical findings included the subluxation of the medial end of the clavicle in the anterior-posterior direction following a specific maneuver by the patient that involved repetitive external rotation with the arm in horizontal abduction. Dynamic ultrasound demonstrated an asymmetric widening of the right sternoclavicular joint in the neutral position with a pronounced subluxation in provocative positioning. At 3.5-year follow-up, he continued to remain pain-free without static deformity of the SCJ. Snapping SCJ is a benign phenomenon that does not require any intervention and is not associated with ligament laxity.
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spelling pubmed-102416622023-06-07 Snapping Sternoclavicular Joint Romeo, Paul V Papalia, Aidan G Gambhir, Neil Styles, Stuart T Virk, Mandeep S Cureus Orthopedics Snapping sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is a rare presentation in the SCJ. We present a case report detailing the presentation and treatment of unilateral snapping SCJ in a 14-year-old male patient. Clinical findings included the subluxation of the medial end of the clavicle in the anterior-posterior direction following a specific maneuver by the patient that involved repetitive external rotation with the arm in horizontal abduction. Dynamic ultrasound demonstrated an asymmetric widening of the right sternoclavicular joint in the neutral position with a pronounced subluxation in provocative positioning. At 3.5-year follow-up, he continued to remain pain-free without static deformity of the SCJ. Snapping SCJ is a benign phenomenon that does not require any intervention and is not associated with ligament laxity. Cureus 2023-05-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10241662/ /pubmed/37288239 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38557 Text en Copyright © 2023, Romeo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/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.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10241662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37288239
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