Coracoclavicular joint, an osteological study with clinical implications: a case report
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Georgios Paraskevas1, Marios-Efstathios Stavrakas, Alexandra Stoltidou
1Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece. g_paraskevas@yahoo.gr
Introduction:
The presence of an anomalous coracoclavicular joint was studied in a human male skeleton aged 73 years old from the Osteology Collection of our Department.
Case Presentation:
We describe the exact morphology of this variation that is occasionally reported as an anatomical or radiological curiosity in the literature (0.55-21%).
Conclusion:
Although coracoclavicular diarthrosis is of no significance other than academic, it is important to recognize this variation and the clinical symptoms that may occur, as it is a cause of shoulder pain and arthritis in this or the adjacent sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular joint. Consequently, it is vital to apply the appropriate treatment.
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