Acute unstable acromioclavicular joint injuries: quality of life comparison between patients managed operatively with a coracoclavicular suspension device arthroscopically placed versus patients managed non-operatively

Conclusion Patients with acute unstable ACJ injuries managed operatively with a coracoclavicular suspension device arthroscopically placed have a better quality of life in terms of the physical SF36, DASH, and Constant score, than patients managed non-operatively, 24 months or more after shoulder injury. Although the global satisfaction is not different between groups, the prevalence of scapular dyskinesis is greater in the group of patients managed non-operatively and the scapular dyskinesis is significantly associated to a higher pain. Level of evidence: level III, retrospective cohort study

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Source: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology - September 2, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research