RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 No Added Benefit With Surgical Treatment of Acute Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 7
SP 12
OP 12
DO 10.1177/1559897715585102
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/7/12.abstract
AB 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.