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Treatment of Sternoclavicular Joint Instability

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Sternoclavicular (SC) joint pathology is relatively uncommon; however, persistent pain and instability of the SC joint may result despite appropriate initial management and may require surgical treatment with resection arthroplasty and possible ligamentous reconstruction. For the correctly indicated patient, surgical treatment of the SC joint is an appropriate procedure when performed by surgeons with experience operating in this anatomic region.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ascension Borgess Hospital, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

    Andrew G. Geeslin

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Erik M. Fritz

  3. Shoulder, Knee, Elbow and Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, The Steadman Clinic, Vail, CO, USA

    Peter J. Millett

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  1. Director of Shoulder Surgery, Shoulder, Knee, Elbow and Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, The Steadman Clinic, Vail, CO, USA

    Peter J. Millett

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

    Jonas Pogorzelski

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Geeslin, A.G., Fritz, E.M., Millett, P.J. (2019). Treatment of Sternoclavicular Joint Instability. In: Millett, P., Pogorzelski, J. (eds) Advanced Techniques in Shoulder Arthroscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13503-4_18

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