Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture

Mohammad O. Alawad; Saleh Alharthi; Jameel Mahmoud; Basam Alanazi; Saad Surur

doi:10.1155/2018/2107059

Case Reports in Orthopedics (Jan 2018)

Open Fracture of the Acromion: An Isolated Injury with Oblique-Type Fracture

Mohammad O. Alawad,
Saleh Alharthi,
Jameel Mahmoud,
Basam Alanazi,
Saad Surur

Affiliations

Mohammad O. Alawad: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saleh Alharthi: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jameel Mahmoud: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Basam Alanazi: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saad Surur: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2107059
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2018

Abstract

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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.

Published in Case Reports in Orthopedics

ISSN: 2090-6749 (Print); 2090-6757 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9192

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