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The American Journal of Sports Medicine 36:961-965 (2008)
© 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Minimally Invasive Coracoclavicular Stabilization With Suture Anchors for Acute Acromioclavicular Dislocation

Sung Wook Choi, MD, Tong Joo Lee, MD*, Kyoung Ho Moon, MD, Kyu Jung Cho, MD and Seung Yeol Lee, MD

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea

* Address correspondence to Tong Joo Lee, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inha University Hospital, 7-206, Shinheung-Dong 3-Ga, Joong-Gu, Incheon 400-711, Korea (e-mail: TJLEE{at}inha.ac.kr).

Background: The management of acute acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation is controversial.

Purpose: The authors describe a surgical technique involving securing the clavicle to the coracoid process using suture anchors for the treatment of acute AC joint injury.

Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods: Twenty patients were evaluated retrospectively, clinically, and radiographically, for a mean of 41.2 months.

Results: At last follow-up, the mean Constant score for the 20 patients was 89.5. Eighteen patients (90%) maintained complete AC joint reduction in both anteroposterior and axillary views. Slight loss of reduction was noted in 2 patients (10%), but their functional outcomes were good. No fixation failure or pulling out of suture anchors was encountered.

Conclusion: This minimally invasive technique using a suture anchor for the treatment of acute AC dislocation is easily performed.

Key Words: acromioclavicular joint dislocation • suture anchor






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