The New England Journal of Medicine

Complete Acromioclavicular Dislocation

FOR a lesion that appears to be so simple, complete acromioclavicular dislocation can be one of the least satisfactory of traumatic injuries to treat. It is rarely difficult to reduce the dislocation ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Surgery May Not Be Needed for AC Joint Dislocation

(HealthDay News) — There is no clear evidence that operative treatment improves short-term outcome for complete acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation, according to research published in the ...
techtimes

For Minor AC Joint Dislocations, Surgery May Not Be The Best Treatment: Research

Acromio-clavicular joint dislocation is a widely common shoulder injury. While surgery remains one of the top choices to remedy this type of dislocation, patients who opt for non-surgical treatments ...
BMJ

Biomechanics and treatment of acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joint injuries

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Medical Arts and Research Building, Farmington, Connecticut, USA Correspondence to Augustus D Mazzocca, Associate Professor, ...
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Surgery Not The Best Fix For Common Shoulder Injury: Study Finds Non-Surgical Treatment Better For AC Joint Dislocation

Surgical treatment may not be the best fix for common types of shoulder injuries, a new study revealed. Most cases of shoulder injuries, the dislocation of the acromio-clavicular joint, can be treated ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Acromioclavicular Dislocation

To the Editor: A perusal of Dr. Boardman Marsh Bosworth's paper, "Complete Acromioclavicular Dislocation," which appeared in the August 11 issue of the Journal, prompts the following observations.