Musculoskeletal Key

Midshaft Clavicle Fractures: Operative Indications Benton Heyworth, MD Open fracture Tented skin at risk of necrosis and open fracture (Figure 2-1) Neurovascular injury Floating shoulder girdle Polytrauma (relative) Completely displaced…

Sternoclavicular Joint Posterior Fracture-Dislocations Andrea S. Bauer, MD Posterior sternoclavicular dislocations are difficult to diagnose acutely and often require a CT scan. Preoperative CT/MRI will identify physeal fracture versus sternoclavicular…