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Case Reports
. 2025 Aug;39(8S):S1-S2.
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002986.

Posterior Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation and Reconstruction

Charles C Lin  1 , Allison Morgan  1 , Michael Doran  1 , Neha Jejurikar  1 , Sehar Resad-Ferati  1 , Danielle H Markus  1 , Abhishek Ganta  1   2 , Sanjit R Konda  1   2
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Posterior Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation and Reconstruction

Charles C Lin et al. J Orthop Trauma. 2025 Aug.

Abstract

This case presentation describes a technique for reconstruction of an acute posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation. The patient was a 37 year-old female who sustained a left posterior sternoclavicular dislocation after a fall. A curvilinear incision was made directly over the sternoclavicular joint. After reduction, a semitendinosus allograft was used to reconstruct the sternoclavicular joint in a figure-of-8 fashion through drill holes in the manubrium and the proximal clavicle and secured with suture tape. Sternoclavicular reconstruction with semitendinosis allograft provides a reliable option with good clinical outcomes and low rates of recurrent instability.

Keywords: dislocation; instability; reconstruction; sternoclavicular.

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