Consultant Shoulder Surgeon Richard Sinnerton writes from a Val D’Isere ski chalet with some tips to follow if you’d like to return injury-free from your next ski holiday.

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A concerned mother asked: “My 16 year son has a posterior sternoclavicular dislocation. This happened at school this year during a game of rugby. My local hospital is selecting conservative treatment. Having done a lot of research I have discovered that in all these rare cases a reduction is always used as a form of treatment. Can you please advise as to what you would consider necessary treatment to safe guard my son from any further long term difficulties?”

Shoulder expert, Mr Richard Sinnerton replied

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How should a broken shoulder be treated? Broken shoulders must not be neglected. This is the point that London based shoulder consultant, Richard Sinnerton explains in his article on ‘state of-the-art’ options to treat three of the most common shoulder injuries.

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In the last few years the treatment of shoulder injuries has changed for the better and we now know that significant improvement in outcomes can be achieved with surgery as opposed to the traditional method of ‘supervised neglect’ in an old-fashioned sling.
This article by Richard Sinnerton FRCS (Orth) Consultant Shoulder Surgeon, 27 Harley Street explains [...]

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