Looping a suture under the coracoid process using a modified pelvic suture needle in coracoclavicular stabilization.

CC stabilization is one of the main surgical techniques used in treating an acute displaced distal clavicle fracture. The most important but difficult step of the CC stabilization is passing a suture under the coracoid base. To make this step easier, various commercial tools have been created, however, they are expensive ($1400-1500 per piece), and most operating rooms in resource-limited countries do not have them available. The authors modified a pelvic suture needle specifically for use in looping a suture under the coracoid process, which is hard to do with standard surgical tools.