Subcoracoid acromioclavicular joint dislocation (Rockwood type VI) sustained in motorcycle crash: A case report.

ABSTRACT: We present the case of a young male who sustained a rare acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) injury during a road traffic accident. A left-sided ACJ injury was identified on plain radiographs fourteen days following a motorcycling accident during which significant distracting injuries were sustained. Owing to persistent shoulder pain during awake tertiary surveillance, repeat shoulder plain radiographs were obtained, along with re-examination of the patient's index computed tomography (CT) shoulder imaging, indicating a grade VI left-sided acromioclavicular subluxation. The patient underwent operative management of the above injury at three weeks, with initial examination under anesthetic revealing a stiff shoulder joint significantly limited external rotation requiring extensive release of fibr

SUBMITTER: Fenn S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9860183 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature