BACKGROUND Numerous surgical techniques have been described to address injuries to the coracoclavicular ligaments. PURPOSE To compare the biomechanical properties of tendon graft reconstructions with those of the native coracoclavicular ligaments and various other repair methods. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Eleven fresh-frozen human cadaveric shoulders were tensile t...

background appropriate treatment of acromioclavicular joint dislocation is controversial. acroplate fixation is one of the most common treatment methods of acromioclavicular joint (acj) dislocation. based on the risk of re-dislocation after acroplate fixation, we assumed that combined fixation with an acroplate and a coracoclavicular screw helps improve the outcome. objectives the main purpose ...

INTRODUCTION Clavicle fractures are common injuries, representing 35 to 45% of fractures of the shoulder girdle. Fifteen to 25% of those involve the distal portion of the clavicle. Previously, non-operative management of midshaft clavicle fractures was based on the premise that even grossly malunited fractures had a minimal impact on functional outcomes. However, level I evidence supports the i...

Generally, surgical treatment is recommended for Rockwood type 5 traumatic acromioclavicular joint dislocations. Since 1980, the authors have performed the modified Dewar procedure, the modified Cadenat procedure, and anatomical reconstruction of the coracoclavicular ligaments for this injury. The goal of this study was to determine the ideal surgical procedure for acromioclavicular joint dislo...

OBJECTIVE The posterosuperior shoulder access used in surgical treatment for acromioclavicular dislocation was constructed through dissection of 20 shoulders from 10 recently chilled adult cadavers, and the distances from this route to the nearby neurovascular structures were analyzed. METHODS A Kirschner wire was introduced into the top of the base of the coracoid process through the postero...

Five consecutive unstable fractures of the distal third of the clavicle were treated by indirect open reduction and internal fixation using a temporary Bosworth-type screw. Coracoclavicular fixation provided and maintained reduction of the fracture. Healing occurred uneventfully within nine weeks in all cases. The screw was removed under local anaesthesia after healing of the fracture and there...

Distal clavicular unstable fractures (Neer type IIb) with disruption of the coracoclavicular ligament can result in delayed union or non-union such that surgical intervention is required. Various surgical methods have been introduced, but no gold standard has been established. This paper introduces a mini-open technique for the treatment of distal clavicle fractures (Neer type IIb) associated w...

INTRODUCTION The presence of an anomalous coracoclavicular joint was studied in a human male skeleton aged 73 years old from the Osteology Collection of our Department. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the exact morphology of this variation that is occasionally reported as an anatomical or radiological curiosity in the literature (0.55-21%). CONCLUSION Although coracoclavicular diarthrosis is ...