Retrospective Study
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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2023; 14(6): 427-435
Published online Jun 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i6.427
Incidence of sports-related sternoclavicular joint dislocations in the United States over the last two decades
Alexis B Sandler, Michael D Baird, John P Scanaliato, Ayden LW Harris, Sorana Raiciulescu, Clare K Green, John C Dunn, Nata Parnes
Alexis B Sandler, John P Scanaliato, John C Dunn, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, United States
Michael D Baird, Ayden LW Harris, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20307, United States
Sorana Raiciulescu, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20307, United States
Clare K Green, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20001, United States
Nata Parnes, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Carthage Area Hospital, Carthage, NY 13619, United States
Nata Parnes, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg, NY 13669, United States
Author contributions: Sandler AB contributed to the data collection, statistical analysis, presentation of data, writing of manuscript, presentation of figures and tables, and revisions of manuscript; Baird MD and Scanaliato JP contributed to the statistical analysis, and the writing, editing, and revision of the manuscript; Harris AL contributed to the writing and editing of the manuscript; Raiciulescu S contributed to the statistical analysis and editing of the manuscript; Green CK and Dunn JC contributed to the editing of the manuscript; Parnes N contributed to the conception of the idea for the manuscript, oversight throughout the course of the study, and writing, editing, revisions of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: All data used in the above study were obtained from a free, publicly-accessible database: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: Data were obtained from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission at the following website: https://www.cpsc.gov/Research--Statistics/NEISS-Injury-Data.
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Corresponding author: Alexis B Sandler, MD, Doctor, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, 4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX 79905, United States. alexisbsandler@gmail.com
Received: February 19, 2023
Peer-review started: February 19, 2023
First decision: March 24, 2023
Revised: April 1, 2023
Accepted: May 8, 2023
Article in press: May 8, 2023
Published online: June 18, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Sternoclavicular (SC) dislocations from sports continue to be rare with a stably low incidence over the past two decades, likely comprising a smaller proportion of shoulder dislocations than previously thought. Contact sports are a frequent source of injury, especially among school-aged and teenage males. Most patients are discharged directly from the emergency department; however, a substantial number are hospitalized, many of which had documented posterior dislocations. Ultimately, understanding the epidemiology and mechanism-related trends of acute SC dislocations is important given the potential severity of these injuries, concentration in a specific population, and uncertainty linked to rare presentation.