Knut Beitzel, Mark P Cote, John Apostolakos, Olga Solovyova, Christopher H Judson, Connor G Ziegler, Cory M Edgar, Andreas B Imhoff, Robert A Arciero, Augustus D Mazzocca
PURPOSE: To conduct a systematic review of the literature in relation to 3 considerations in determining treatment options for patients with acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocations: (1) operative versus nonoperative management, (2) early versus delayed surgical intervention, and (3) anatomic versus nonanatomic techniques. METHODS: The PubMed database was searched in October 2011 using the single term acromioclavicular and the following search limits: any date, humans, English, and all adult (19+)...
February 2013: Arthroscopy