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Rockwood type III acromioclavicular dislocation: surgical versus conservative treatment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18249565     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The best treatment for Rockwood type III injuries is still controversial. During a retrospective study, 24 patients who were treated surgically with a hook plate and 17 conservatively treated patients were examined with a mean follow-up of 34 months. The Oxford Shoulder Score, Simple Shoulder Test, and Constant score were assessed at the follow-up examination. Stress radiographs of both shoulders were taken, and the coracoclavicular distance, as well as the width of the acromioclavicular joint, was measured. The mean Constant score was 80.7 in the conservatively treated group and 90.4 in the group that underwent surgery. The mean coracoclavicular distance was 15.9 mm in the conservatively treated group and 12.1 mm in the surgically treated group. These differences were significant (P < .05, Mann-Whitney U test and Student t test). In this study, better results were achieved by surgical treatment with the hook plate than by conservative treatment.
Authors:
C Gstettner; M Tauber; W Hitzl; H Resch
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2008-02-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery / American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons ... [et al.]     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1532-6500     ISO Abbreviation:  J Shoulder Elbow Surg     Publication Date:    2008 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-10     Completed Date:  2008-04-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9206499     Medline TA:  J Shoulder Elbow Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  220-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department for Traumatology and Sports Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. Clemens_Gstettner@gmx.at
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acromioclavicular Joint / injuries*
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bone Plates
Dislocations / classification,  surgery,  therapy*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies

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