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Anteroposterior X-ray imaging showing an acromion fracture and concomitant distal clavicle fracture.
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Type 1B according to Kuhn's classification system, with a maximum fracture gap of five millimeters (Figures 1 and 2). The combination of these two fractures gives rise to an entity that, to the best of our knowledge, has not been described in the literature before: the "floating acromion."
(a) Coronal (A) and transversal (B) view of the CT scan showing the distal clavicle fracture. (b) Coronal (A) and transversal (B) view of the CT scan showing the acromion fracture. (c) Sagittal view of the CT scan showing the acromion fracture and concomitant distal clavicle fracture.
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Type 1B according to Kuhn's classification system, with a maximum fracture gap of five millimeters (Figures 1 and 2). The combination of these two fractures gives rise to an entity that, to the best of our knowledge, has not been described in the literature before: the "floating acromion."
Lateral clavicle plate (Synthes).
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After revitalizing the inert fracture edges, a lateral clavicle plate (Synthes, Figure 3) was used as a bridging plate (Figures 4 and 5).
X-ray imaging two weeks postsurgery showing the usage of a lateral clavicle plate as a bridging plate for an acromion fracture.
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After revitalizing the inert fracture edges, a lateral clavicle plate (Synthes, Figure 3) was used as a bridging plate (Figures 4 and 5).
Illustration of a lateral clavicle plate used as a bridging plate for an acromion fracture.
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After revitalizing the inert fracture edges, a lateral clavicle plate (Synthes, Figure 3) was used as a bridging plate (Figures 4 and 5).