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SUBMITTER: Tytherleigh-Strong G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5795018 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tytherleigh-Strong Graham G Van Rensburg Lee L
Arthroscopy techniques 20170925 5
Osteoarthritis changes at the sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) have been shown to be present on computed tomography in more than 90% of people over the age of 60 years. Although usually asymptomatic, when symptoms do occur, they can be very debilitating. Most patients respond favorably to conservative treatment, but there is a small cohort of patients who continue to be symptomatic despite adequate conservative treatment. Surgical management with an open SCJ excision has been shown to give satisfact ...[more]