Park Kyoung-Jin, Kim Yong-Min, Kim Dong-Soo, Choi Eui-Sung, Shon Hyun-Chul, Jeong Jae-Jung
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 520-2, Daeheung-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 301-723, Korea.
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2015 Feb;135(2):223-225. doi: 10.1007/s00402-014-2132-3. Epub 2014 Dec 13.
Scapular fractures are uncommon and among them acromial fractures are even more uncommon. Because the vast majority of acromial fractures are either non-displaced or minimally displaced, symptomatic and nonoperative management was performed. We describe a case of avulsion fracture of the acromial physis displaced by acromioclavicular ligament treated with open reduction and internal fixation, and include a review of the literature.