• 1. Department of Orthopedics, Chengdu First People’s Hospital, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Intensive Care Unit, Chengdu First People’s Hospital, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 3. Department of Orthopedics, Sichuan Academy of Medical Science · Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu Sichuan, 610072, P.R.China;
WANG Yue, Email: wang669yue@163.com
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Objective To investigate the effectiveness of open reduction and internal fixation for multiple injuries of superior shoulder suspensory complex (SSSC) with coracoid process fracture.Methods Between January 2014 and October 2018, 22 patients with multiple injuries of SSSC with coracoid process fracture were treated by open reduction and internal fixation. There were 16 males and 6 females, aged from 24 to 72 years with an average age of 36.6 years. There were 10 cases of falling injury, 5 cases of traffic accident injury, and 7 cases of falling from height injury. All of them were fresh closed injuries. The time from injury to operation ranged from 2 to 17 days with an average of 6.9 days. Both X-ray film and CT showed the coracoid process fracture complicated with clavicular fracture in 14 cases, acromioclavicular joint dislocation in 12 cases, and acromioclavicular fracture in 5 cases. There were 14 cases of two places of SSSC, 7 cases of three places of SSSC, and 1 case of four places of SSSC.Results All incisions healed in primary stage after operation. All patients were followed up 10-24 months with an average of 14.1 months. X-ray films showed that all fractures healed and the acromioclavicular joint was normal. The healing time ranged from 6 to 12 months, with an average of 6.2 months. No complications such as internal fixation failure and nonunion occurred. According to University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) shoulder scoring system, the shoulder joint function was rated as excellent in 15 cases, good in 5 cases, and poor in 2 cases at last follow-up. The excellent and good rate was 90.9%.Conclusion Open reduction and internal fixation for treatment of multiple injuries of SSSC with coracoid process fracture is firm and reliable. Combined with active postoperative rehabilitation program intervention, it can accelerate the recovery of shoulder joint function and achieve satisfactory effectiveness.

Citation: YAO Xiaoke, WU Lingna, LI Jianhua, HUANG Wengang, DUAN Xin, GU Zuchao, WANG Yue. Open reduction and internal fixation for multiple injuries of superior shoulder suspensory complex with coracoid process fracture. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020, 34(3): 347-351. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201908098 Copy

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