Coracoid process fractures are relatively rare and few cases have been reported in the orthopedic literature. In this article, we report the case of an active, thirty years old, male patient with isolated, displaced fracture of the coracoid process, associated with a blunt injury to the shoulder, during a motor vehicle accident. We describe the incidence, mechanism of injury, and surgical treatment. Although rare, a high index of suspicion, special radiographic views, can detect an isolated coracoid process. Knowledge of the associated injuries will help the clinician to order further imaging and treat them accordingly. We recommend that a displaced, isolated fracture of the coracoid be treated with open reduction and osteosynthesis, to achieve early use of the extremity, good radiological union and clinical function.
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机译:Intraspinal Leakage of Cement During Vertebroplasty for an Elderly Woman with Osteoporotic Burst Fracture: A Case Report and Short Review of Prevention and Management 为患有骨质疏松性爆裂性骨折的老太太,进行椎体成形术却出现骨水泥在椎管内渗漏:病例报告和回顾其预防和处理