Nonunion of the First Sternocostal Synchondrosis Accompanied by Sternoclavicular Joint Synovitis

Nonunion of the First Sternocostal Synchondrosis Accompanied by Sternoclavicular Joint Synovitis

Injury to the sternocostal synchondrosis of the first rib is quite rare. We report one such case in a 50-year-old man with nonunion of the first sternocostal synchondrosis accompanied by synovitis of the sternoclavicular joint. He first underwent arthroscopic surgery of the left sternoclavicular joint. Postoperatively, the patient's symptoms decreased by half, but another pain and crepitus at t...

Pathological Findings of Osteoarthritis in Sternoclavicular Joint

Background: The sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is the only synovial articulation between the upper extremity and the trunk. This joint is one of the most frequently used joints, so osteoarthritis (OA) should be very common. However, there are few studies about OA in this joint. Methods: In this study, 48 sternoclavicular joints from the left and right joints of 23 cases and two left joints from t...

FDG uptake in sternoclavicular joint synovitis: mimic of internal mammary adenopathy.

False-positive FDG uptake has been noted in a wide range of benign processes. In this report, we describe a case of FDG uptake in unilateral sternoclavicular synovitis which mimicked an internal mammary node in appearance. Knowledge of this potential false-positive is particularly important in breast cancer patients with a propensity of internal mammary nodal metastases.

Disorders of the sternoclavicular joint.

The sternoclavicular joint is vulnerable to the same disease processes as other synovial joints, the most common of which are instability from injury, osteoarthritis, infection and rheumatoid disease. Patients may also present with other conditions, which are unique to the joint, or are manifestations of a systemic disease process. The surgeon should be aware of these possibilities when assessi...

Tuberculosis of the Sternoclavicular Joint