Coracoid fractures: long-term results and modification of the classification

Affiliations

¹ Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Julius, Maximilians-University, Oberduerrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany. johanna.habarta@web.de.
² Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Julius, Maximilians-University, Oberduerrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
³ Trauma, Reconstructive Surgery, and Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospital University Greifswald, Fleischmannstraße 8, 17475, Greifswald, Germany.
⁴ Department of traumatic surgery and orthopedics, reconstructive surgery, sports surgery, Kreisklinik Ebersberg, Pfarrer-Guggetzer-Str., 85560, Ebersberg, Germany.

Johanna Habarta et al. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 4;35(1):379.

doi: 10.1007/s00590-025-04493-0.

¹ Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Julius, Maximilians-University, Oberduerrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany. johanna.habarta@web.de.
² Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Julius, Maximilians-University, Oberduerrbacher Straße 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
³ Trauma, Reconstructive Surgery, and Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospital University Greifswald, Fleischmannstraße 8, 17475, Greifswald, Germany.
⁴ Department of traumatic surgery and orthopedics, reconstructive surgery, sports surgery, Kreisklinik Ebersberg, Pfarrer-Guggetzer-Str., 85560, Ebersberg, Germany.

No abstract available

Keywords: Acromioclavicular joint dislocation; Classification; Coracoid fracture; Glenoid fracture.

Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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