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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 88-B, Issue 11, 1419-1424.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B11.17997  
Copyright © 2006 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
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The floating shoulder

B. D. Owens, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1; and T. P. Goss, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery2

1 Keller Army Hospital, West Point, New York 10996, USA.
2 University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr B. D. Owens; e-mail: b.owens{at}us.army.mil

The floating shoulder is defined as ipsilateral fractures of the midshaft of the clavicle and the neck of the glenoid. This rare injury can be difficult to manage without a thorough understanding of the complex anatomy of the shoulder girdle. Surgical intervention needs to be considered for all of these injuries. While acceptable results can be expected with non-operative management of minimally-displaced fractures, displacement at one or both sites is best managed with surgical reduction and fixation.




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