PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Nichols, Emma Hitt ED - Pelet, Stéphane TI - No Added Benefit With Surgical Treatment of Acute Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation DP - 2015 Jun 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 12--12 VI - 15 IP - 7 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/7/12.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/7/12.full 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.