Open scapulothoracic dissociation: a case report and review of literature
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Kamal Bali & Sushil Rangdal & Vishal Kumar & Manuj Jain & Saurabh Rawall
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Open scapulothoracic dissociation (SD) is a rare injury and an average orthopaedic surgeon might be practically unaware of this entity. To our knowledge, there are hardly any cases of open SD reported in the English literature. We present one such case of open injury associated with total brachial plexus injury, but without any component of vascular injury. The patient was managed by aggressive debridement and fixation of the osseous injury which helped us save the patient from the dreadful complication of sepsis associated with such a severe injury. We briefly review the literature regarding SD and also discuss the management options when encountered with such a severe and rare injury.
Eur Orthop Traumatol (2011) 2:67–70 DOI 10.1007/s12570-011-0050-1 Received: 3 December 2010 / Accepted: 28 March 2011 / Published online: 9 April 2011
