Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture
Open acromial fractures are a rare set of fractures. We report a case of Gustilo IIIA open acromial fracture (14A2 as per OTA scapular fracture classification) that was isolated from any other injury. Our patient had a good recovery and showed excellent clinical outcome after irrigation and screw fi...
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| author | Mohammad O. Alawad Saleh Alharthi Jameel Mahmoud Basam Alanazi Saad Surur |
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| description | Open acromial fractures are a rare set of fractures. We report a case of Gustilo IIIA open acromial fracture (14A2 as per OTA scapular fracture classification) that was isolated from any other injury. Our patient had a good recovery and showed excellent clinical outcome after irrigation and screw fixation of the acromial fracture. We also reviewed the literature for other cases of open acromial fracture. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7409fdfac99a4cf082845ce8caab63b42025-02-03T01:08:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572018-01-01201810.1155/2018/21070592107059Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type FractureMohammad O. Alawad0Saleh Alharthi1Jameel Mahmoud2Basam Alanazi3Saad Surur4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaOpen acromial fractures are a rare set of fractures. We report a case of Gustilo IIIA open acromial fracture (14A2 as per OTA scapular fracture classification) that was isolated from any other injury. Our patient had a good recovery and showed excellent clinical outcome after irrigation and screw fixation of the acromial fracture. We also reviewed the literature for other cases of open acromial fracture.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2107059 |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad O. Alawad Saleh Alharthi Jameel Mahmoud Basam Alanazi Saad Surur Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture |
| title_full | Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture |
| title_fullStr | Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture |
| title_short | Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture |
| title_sort | open fracture of the acromion an isolated injury with oblique type fracture |
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