Rathcke M, Tranum-Jensen J, Krogsgaard MR. Possibilities for arthroscopic treatment of the ageing sternoclavicular joint. World J Orthop 2017; 8(7): 536-544 [PMID: 28808624 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i7.536]
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Michael Rindom Krogsgaard, MD, PhD, Professor, Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery, Section for Sportstraumatology M51, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. mrk@dadlnet.dk
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World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2017; 8(7): 536-544 Published online Jul 18, 2017. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i7.536
Possibilities for arthroscopic treatment of the ageing sternoclavicular joint
Martin Rathcke, Jørgen Tranum-Jensen, Michael Rindom Krogsgaard
Martin Rathcke, Michael Rindom Krogsgaard, Section for Sportstraumatology M51, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark
Jørgen Tranum-Jensen, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
Author contributions: All three authors have participated equally in planning the study, examining the specimens, analyzing the results and writing the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the head of the body donation program at Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) at the University of Copenhagen.
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Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Michael Rindom Krogsgaard, MD, PhD, Professor, Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery, Section for Sportstraumatology M51, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark. mrk@dadlnet.dk
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Received: November 19, 2016 Peer-review started: November 23, 2016 First decision: February 15, 2017 Revised: April 17, 2017 Accepted: May 3, 2017 Article in press: May 5, 2017 Published online: July 18, 2017 Processing time: 235 Days and 12.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Arthroscopic treatment is an option in patients with symptoms from the ageing sternoclavicular joint (SCJ). However, knowledge of age-related changes is essential for planning of such arthroscopic procedures. In 78 human cadaveric SCJs with a mean age of 79 years (range: 59-96 years) we found that degenerative changes of the discs were common, in particular inferior detachment, and only 28% were fully attached. Severe cartilage degeneration was more common on the clavicular than the sternal side. When there was inferior detachment of the disc, we observed increased supero-medial gliding of the clavicle. We conclude that a torn disc or degenerated articular cartilage might be treated by arthroscopic resection, debridement and clavicle end resection. Reattachment of a degenerated disc is not possible.
