Traumatic Isolated Coracoid Fractures in the Adolescent
Coracoid fractures are rare injuries in themselves. Even rarer are isolated fractures of the coracoid in the skeletally immature patient. Due to the low numbers of these fractures, there is no true consensus on how to treat them. We report two cases of an isolated fracture of the coracoid. Case A is...
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| author | Amol R. Chitre Hiren M. Divecha Mounir Hakimi Hans A. J. Marynissen |
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| description | Coracoid fractures are rare injuries in themselves. Even rarer are isolated fractures of the coracoid in the skeletally immature patient. Due to the low numbers of these fractures, there is no true consensus on how to treat them. We report two cases of an isolated fracture of the coracoid. Case A is a 13-year-old boy who sustained the coracoid fracture following a skiing injury; case B is a 15-year-old boy who fell onto the right shoulder during a wheelbarrow race at school. Initial radiographs in case A suggested a displaced fracture; however, a CT scan taken after a short period of conservative treatment showed minimal displacement. In case B both the radiographs and CT scan showed no displacement. Both injuries were treated conservatively and united uneventfully with a full return to function. We advocate conservative management for these injuries in the skeletally immature patient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4246af2a675049a0912621a1a39438772025-02-03T06:06:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572012-01-01201210.1155/2012/371627371627Traumatic Isolated Coracoid Fractures in the AdolescentAmol R. Chitre0Hiren M. Divecha1Mounir Hakimi2Hans A. J. Marynissen3Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Haslingden Road, Blackburn BB2 3HH, UKDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Haslingden Road, Blackburn BB2 3HH, UKDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Haslingden Road, Blackburn BB2 3HH, UKDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Haslingden Road, Blackburn BB2 3HH, UKCoracoid fractures are rare injuries in themselves. Even rarer are isolated fractures of the coracoid in the skeletally immature patient. Due to the low numbers of these fractures, there is no true consensus on how to treat them. We report two cases of an isolated fracture of the coracoid. Case A is a 13-year-old boy who sustained the coracoid fracture following a skiing injury; case B is a 15-year-old boy who fell onto the right shoulder during a wheelbarrow race at school. Initial radiographs in case A suggested a displaced fracture; however, a CT scan taken after a short period of conservative treatment showed minimal displacement. In case B both the radiographs and CT scan showed no displacement. Both injuries were treated conservatively and united uneventfully with a full return to function. We advocate conservative management for these injuries in the skeletally immature patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/371627 |
| spellingShingle | Amol R. Chitre Hiren M. Divecha Mounir Hakimi Hans A. J. Marynissen Traumatic Isolated Coracoid Fractures in the Adolescent Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Traumatic Isolated Coracoid Fractures in the Adolescent |
| title_full | Traumatic Isolated Coracoid Fractures in the Adolescent |
| title_fullStr | Traumatic Isolated Coracoid Fractures in the Adolescent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traumatic Isolated Coracoid Fractures in the Adolescent |
| title_short | Traumatic Isolated Coracoid Fractures in the Adolescent |
| title_sort | traumatic isolated coracoid fractures in the adolescent |
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