The acromioclavicular joint is completely immobilized, with consequent limitation of motion, for eight weeks. Two operations are required, for the wires must be removed.

Acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries are more common than sternoclavicular (SC) joint injuries. There is a spectrum of AC joint traumatic injuries that ranges from a ligament sprain to a complete ...

Local News Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries (AC Joint Injury) of the shoulder By Mark Mcdonald | Columnist UPDATED: February 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM MST Mark McDonald ...

Osteoarthritis of the acromioclavicular joint: a review of anatomy, biomechanics, diagnosis and treatment. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2004;83:791-7 James M, Stokes EA, Thomas E et al. A cost analysis of ...

A 23-year-old Junior-A hockey player presents with a grade III acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation. His question is: "Doc, can I play the season?" (Figure 1). A radiograph demonstrates that ...

The researchers performed the flipptack fixation button technique on 50 patients with acromioclavicular joint separations. Twenty-nine patients had type IV dislocations and 21 had type V dislocations.

WASHINGTON — Results presented here showed acute acromioclavicular joint surgery had no functional or radiographic differences compared with chronic acromioclavicular joint surgery. Ryan W. Paul ...

A new UTHealth Houston study focused on finding the best surgical technique for reconstruction of the acromioclavicular joint (ACJ), where the collarbone meets the shoulder blade, has the ...

Correspondence Archive Acromioclavicular Dislocation Published September 15, 1949 N Engl J Med 1949;241: 431 ...