Surgical treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation using the endobutton.

Autor: Teodoro RL; Hospital IFOR - Rede D´Or, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil., Nishimi AY; Hospital IFOR - Rede D´Or, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil., Pascarelli L; Hospital IFOR - Rede D´Or, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil., Bongiovanni RR; Hospital IFOR - Rede D´Or, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil., Velasco MAP; Hospital IFOR - Rede D´Or, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil., Dobashi ET; Hospital IFOR - Rede D´Or, Pediatric Orthopedics, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta ortopedica brasileira [Acta Ortop Bras] 2017 May-Jun; Vol. 25 (3), pp. 81-84.
DOI: 10.1590/1413-785220172503166657
Abstrakt: Objective: To evaluate the clinical and radiographic results of 23 patients diagnosed with acute type III acromioclavicular dislocation treated with the Endobutton.
Methods: Twenty-three patients with a diagnosis of type III acromioclavicular dislocation were treated surgically.
Results: Twenty-one patients were male (91.3%) and 2 (8.7%) were female. The dominant side was affected in 15 patients (65.21%) and the non-dominant side in 8 patients (34.79%). All patients were operated on by the same surgical team within 4 weeks of the trauma. According to the UCLA score, 14 patients (60.86%) presented excellent results, 7 patients (30.43%) had good results and 2 patients (8.69%) had regular results.
Conclusion: The technique was effective in treating acute type III dislocations with a high degree of patient satisfaction. Level of Evidence IV, Case Series.
Competing Interests: All authors declare no potential conflict of interest related to this article.
Databáze: MEDLINE