Acromioclavicular dislocations treated by coracoacromial ligament transfer

✍ Scribed by J. Karlsson; H. Árnarson; K. Sigurjónsson

• Book ID: 104772110
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 257 KB
• Volume: 106
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1434-3916
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00435643

✦ Synopsis

Forty-seven patients with acute Allman type-III acromioclavicular dislocations were treated with open reduction and coracoacromial ligament transfer. At follow-up 1.6-10 years (mean 6) post-operatively 44 patients (94%) had excellent or good functional results. Two of the three patients with unsatisfactory results had degenerative joint changes. No late dislocation was found but there were three subluxations (3-5 mm). Two of the three patients with subluxation in the acromioclavicular joint at follow-up had unsatisfactory results. Complications were infrequent and cosmetic results satisfactory.