No Added Benefit With Surgical Treatment of Acute Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation

Summary

Treatment of acute grade III acromioclavicular joint dislocation with hook plate fixation or conservative management with a sling resulted in similar clinical outcomes at 12 months. Although most surgically treated acromioclavicular joints were reduced at 12 months, there were high complication and reoperation rates.

  • acromioclavicular joint dislocation
  • hook plate fixation
  • Constant–Murley score
  • orthopedics & sports medicine clinical trials
  • shoulder & elbow conditions
  • orthopedic conditions
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