Criteria for return to play after operative management of acromioclavicular joint separation: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acromioclavicular (AC) joint separation is a common cause of shoulder injury among athletes. High-grade injuries may require operative fixation, and comprehensive return-to-play guidelines have not yet been established. The purpose of this study was to summarize criteria for return to play after operative management of AC joint separation.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature was performed from January 1999 to April 2020 to evaluate clinical evidence regarding criteria for return to play after operative management of isolated AC joint separation.

Results

Sixty-three studies with at least 1 explicitly stated return-to-play criterion were identified out of an initial database search of 1253 published articles. Eight separate categories of return-to-p

SUBMITTER: Gawel RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10426690 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature