@article{Calderazzi_Menozzi_Valenti_Colacicco_Bastia_Pogliacomi_Ceccarelli_2020, title={A rare case of complicated pure posterior sternoclavicular dislocation in a young athlete: Sternoclavicular dislocation in adolescent}, volume={91}, url={https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/10949}, DOI={10.23750/abm.v91i14-S.10949}, abstractNote={<p>Sternoclavicular joint dislocation (SCJD) is a rare injury, generally classified in anterior and posterior. The posterior SCJD is very infrequent yet potentially associated with life-threatening complications. In patients with unfused medial clavicle physis, SCJD can be associated with fracture-dislocation (Salter type I or II).</p> <p>We hereby present the case of a 12- year-old basketball player with severe pain in sternoclavicular region and arising dysphagia after a fall and tackle by another player. A SCJ injury was hypothesised and the CT scan detected the presence of a true posterior SCJD with no associated fracture, which was also confirmed during open reduction. As the patient complained dysphagia, it was also necessary to study other possible mediastinal compressions by a contrast medium CT scan of the great vessels.</p> <p>The CT scanned brachiocephalic vein compression without additional clinical evidence or signs. Twenty hours after the trauma the patient underwent an unsuccessful closed reduction<strong>;</strong> for this reason, surgical treatment with open reduction and fixation was mandatory. After 12 weeks of therapy she returned to her previous sport activity.</p>}, number={14-S}, journal={Acta Biomedica Atenei Parmensis}, author={Calderazzi, Filippo and Menozzi, Margherita and Valenti, Piergiulio and Colacicco, Alessandra and Bastia, Paolo and Pogliacomi, Francesco and Ceccarelli, Francesco}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={e2020015} }