TY - JOUR
T1 - Coracoclavicular joint, an osteological study with clinical implications
T2 - A case report
AU - Paraskevas, Georgios
AU - Stavrakas, Marios Efstathios
AU - Stoltidou, Alexandra
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Introduction: The presence of an anomalous coracoclavicular joint was studied in a human male skeleton aged 73 years old from the Osteology Collection of our Department. Case presentation: We describe the exact morphology of this variation that is occasionally reported as an anatomical or radiological curiosity in the literature (0.55-21%). Conclusion: Although coracoclavicular diarthrosis is of no significance other than academic, it is important to recognize this variation and the clinical symptoms that may occur, as it is a cause of shoulder pain and arthritis in this or the adjacent sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular joint. Consequently, it is vital to apply the appropriate treatment.
AB - Introduction: The presence of an anomalous coracoclavicular joint was studied in a human male skeleton aged 73 years old from the Osteology Collection of our Department. Case presentation: We describe the exact morphology of this variation that is occasionally reported as an anatomical or radiological curiosity in the literature (0.55-21%). Conclusion: Although coracoclavicular diarthrosis is of no significance other than academic, it is important to recognize this variation and the clinical symptoms that may occur, as it is a cause of shoulder pain and arthritis in this or the adjacent sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular joint. Consequently, it is vital to apply the appropriate treatment.
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U2 - 10.4076/1757-1626-2-8715
DO - 10.4076/1757-1626-2-8715
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953441951
SN - 1757-1626
VL - 2
JO - Cases Journal
JF - Cases Journal
IS - 8
M1 - 8715
ER -