Article
Coracoid Process Fracture With Acromioclavicular Joint Separation in an American Football Player: A Case Report and Literature Review
Am J Orthop. 2009 January;38(1):37-40
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Matthew DiPaola, MD, and Paul Marchetto, MD
Dr. DiPaola is currently Shoulder and Elbow Fellow at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York. He was a resident at Thomas Jefferson University at the time the article was written.
Dr. Marchetto is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Coracoid process fractures are rare and few cases have been reported in the orthopedic literature. In this article, we report the case of an American football player with a coracoid process fracture in the setting of acromioclavicular separation and describe incidence, mechanism of injury, and treatment. Although rare, coracoid process fracture should be considered in the differential diagnosis for shoulder pain. Treatment varies according to fracture type. Based on our literature review, we recommend that clinicians initially treat nondisplaced coracoid fractures nonoperatively.