Table 1.
Summary Of Surgical SCJ Repair Outcomes
| Authors | Title | Year | Surgical Technique | # of SCJ’s | Pre-Operative Assessment* | Post-Operative Assessment* | Revisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekker et al | “Minimum 5-Year Outcomes and Return to Sports After Resection Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Sternoclavicular Osteoarthritis.” | 2020 | Resection Arthroplasty | 21 | ASES (54; P=0.003) QuickDASH (43.1; P=0.004) SF-12 PCS (39.8; P=0.004). | ASES (90.5; P=0.003) QuickDASH (13.8; P=0.004) SF-12 PCS (51.3; P=0.004) | 3 |
| Katthagen et al | “Minimum 2-year outcomes and return to sport following resection arthroplasty for the treatment of sternoclavicular osteoarthritis.” | 2017 | Resection Arthroplasty | 17 | QuickDASH (43.1; P=0.034) ASES (56.8; P=0.181) SANE (62.3; P=0.245) | QuickDASH (15.2; P=0.034) ASES (83.3; P=0.181) SANE (79.7; P=0.245) | 3 |
| Tytherleigh-Strong et al | “Treatment of first-time traumatic anterior dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint with surgical repair of the anterior capsule augmented with internal bracing.” | 2018 | Plicated Sutures/Internal Bracing | 6 | N/A | QuickDASH (2.3) (range, 0–4.5). | 0 |
| Bae et al | “Chronic recurrent anterior sternoclavicular joint instability: results of surgical management.” | 2006 | Figure-8 | 11 | N/A | ASES (85) SST (10.9) | 0 |
| Lacheta et al | “Minimum 5-Year Clinical Outcomes, Survivorship, and Return to Sports After Hamstring Tendon Autograft Reconstruction for Sternoclavicular Joint Instability.” | 2020 | Figure-8 | 22 | ASES (50.0; P = 0.005) SANE (45.9; P = 0.007) QuickDASH (44.2; P = 0.003) SF-12 PCS (39.4; P = 0.001). | ASES (91.0; P = 0.005) SANE (86.0; P = 0.007) QuickDASH (12.1; P = 0.003) SF-12 PCS (50.9; P = 0.001) | 0 |
| Sabatini et al | “Outcomes of augmented allograft figure-of-eight sternoclavicular joint reconstruction.” | 2015 | Figure-8 | 10 | ASES (35.3) (range, 21.7–55) VAS (7.0) (range, 5–10) | ASES (84.7) (range, 66.6–95) VAS (1.15) (range, 0–3) QuickDASH (17.0) (range, 0 to 38.6 points) | 2 |
| Quayle et al | “Artificial ligament reconstruction of sternoclavicular joint instability: report of a novel surgical technique with early results.” | 2014 | Artificial Ligament Weave | 5 | DASH (51.7) Oxford Shoulder Scores (20.6) | DASH Score (13.7) Oxford Shoulder Scores (41.8) | 0 |
| Panzica et al | “Long-term outcome after joint reconstruction or medial resection arthroplasty for anterior SCJ instability.” | 2010 | Wire Cerclage/ Open Resection | 11 | N/A | ASES 79.8 DASH 11.8 | 2 |
| Bak et al | “Reconstruction of the chronic anterior unstable sternoclavicular joint using a tendon autograft: medium-term to long-term follow-up results.” | 2014 | Suture Anchor | 27 | WOSI score (44%) | WOSI score (75%) | 2 |
| Guan et al | “Reconstruction for anterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation and instability.” | 2013 | Roman Numeral X | 6 | N/A | VAS (0 out of 10) (0=no pain; 10=most pain) | 1 |
| Sanchez-Sotelo et al | “Sternoclavicular joint allograft reconstruction using the sternal docking technique.” | 2018 | Sternal Docking | 19 | N/A | DASH (11) ASES (88) | 2 |
Notes: *All pre-operative and post-operative assessment scores are averages for the cohort of patients.