title: [Acromioclavicular joint injuries: efficient therapy from the economic viewpoint].
abstract: The results of surgical treatment with tension band wiring versus conservative therapy with bandages are described in a retrospective study. Operative therapy is associated with complications in 32.3% and two occasions of hospitalisation. The advantages of conservative therapy are obvious: it is easy and comfortable for the patient; there are no complications and low costs, and it is associated with a shorter temporary disablement. Therefore, conservative therapy is our standard, and surgery is performed only for Rockwood IV-VI lesions and in exceptional cases.
authors.affiliation: Unfallchirurgische Klinik, Klinikum Minden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lill
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Echtermeyer
mesh_terms: D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000191:economics*; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Schultereckgelenkverletzungen: Effiziente Therapie unter ökonomischen Aspekten.