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Figure 6 | Patient Safety in Surgery

Figure 6

From: Safe surgical technique: reconstruction of the sternoclavicular joint for posttraumatic arthritis after posterior sternoclavicular dislocation

Figure 6

Bridge plating of the left sternoclavicular joint using a 3.5 mm third-tubular locking plate. Panel A shows the intraoperative fluoroscopic view after bridge plate fixation. The periosteal elevator in panel B denotes the sternoclavicular joint space below the plate. An on-table chest radiograph was obtained to rule out an iatrogenic left-side pneumothorax (C).

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Patient Safety in Surgery

ISSN: 1754-9493