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A stress fracture of the base of the acromion: a case report

Authors: Eduardo Angeli Malavolta, Jorge Henrique Assunção, Edwin Eiji Sunada, Mauro Emilio Conforto Gracitelli, Arnaldo Amado Ferreira Neto

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

Background

Stress fractures of the base of the acromion are rare and tend to progress well when conservatively treated. The need for surgery due to this type of fracture has only been reported in two case reports.

Case presentation

A 39-year-old patient, manual laborer, with a stress fracture at the base of the acromion that required surgical treatment due to persistent symptoms and consolidation failure.

Conclusion

We described a new mechanism of injury for stress fractures of the base of the acromion. After the failure of conservative treatment, the patient exhibited good results with osteosynthesis with a plate and screws, with no need for a bone graft.

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Title: A stress fracture of the base of the acromion: a case report
Authors: Eduardo Angeli Malavolta
Jorge Henrique Assunção
Edwin Eiji Sunada
Mauro Emilio Conforto Gracitelli
Arnaldo Amado Ferreira Neto
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-302

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A stress fracture of the base of the acromion: a case report

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Background

Case presentation

Conclusion

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