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    J Trauma. 2009 Aug;67(2):403-5.

    Displaced fracture of the coracoid process associated with acromioclavicular dislocation: a two-bird-one-stone solution.

    Kim KC, Rhee KJ, Shin HD, Kim DK, Shin HS.

    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, South Korea. kckim@cnuh.co.kr

    We describe a surgical treatment for a displaced fracture of the coracoid process associated with acromioclavicular dislocation. This treatment involves fixing the coracoid process using a cannulated screw without acromioclavicular fixation under fluoroscopic guidance. The benefits of this treatment are that fixation with a cannulated screw simultaneously reduces both the displaced fracture of the coracoid process and the acromioclavicular joint via the intact coracoclavicular ligament, thus reducing the complications associated with transacromial pin fixation.

    PMID: 19667897 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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