Conservative treatment of Rockwood type III acromioclavicular joint separation: a randomized controlled trial sling vs. brace.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of Rockwood III acromioclavicular joint separations is a matter of ongoing debate, with nonoperative treatment being favored in recent literature. The aim of this study is to compare clinical and radiological outcomes of nonoperative treatment with a brace, which elicits a direct reduction force to the distal clavicle, to a sling. We hypothesized the brace might yield in better acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) reduction and cosmesis.

Methods

In this dual center prospective randomized controlled trial, all patients sustaining an acromioclavicular joint separation Rockwood III between July 2017 and August 2020 were included. Patients with previous ipsi- or contralateral ACJ injury or surgery were excluded. Randomization occurred in the emergency department t

SUBMITTER: Finsterwald M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328777 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature