No Short-Term Effects of Acromioclavicular Joint Augmentation in Acute Acromioclavicular Joint Stabilization Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial on 70 Patients.

ABSTRACT: Background: Optimal treatment for high-grade acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocations is still not unanimous. Improving horizontal AC stability has been emphasized in recent years. Biomechanical studies and computer simulations have demonstrated that adequate horizontal stability could be restored with an additional AC fixation. We aim to prospectively investigate if AC augmentation leads to better clinical and radiological results. Methods: A total of 70 patients with a mean (± SD) age of 42 ± 11 years with acute AC joint dislocation Rockwood type IIIb and V were prospectively randomized into two equal groups. All patients underwent arthroscopically assisted stabilization using a double coracoclavicular (CC) suspensory system. Group N (No-augmentation group) had no addition

SUBMITTER: Ambrozic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12072358 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature