title: [AC Joint Injuries].
abstract: There is still controversy about the treatment for acute type III acromioclavicular joint dislocation according to Tossy and Rockwood's classification. Good functional results were reported on following operative and non-operative treatment. According to the literature the functional outcome is similar. Following surgical repair, however, complications occur more often and the period of rehabilitation is longer. The disadvantages of non-operative treatment include a higher rate of a persisting prominence of the distal clavicle. Currently available data in the literature indicate that based on the criteria of evidence based medicine non-operative treatment seems to represent the method of choice for type III injuries of the acromioclavicular joint.
authors.affiliation: Unfallchirurgische Klinik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany. bosch.ulrich@mh-hannover.de
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Fremerey
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: AC-Gelenkverletzungen - Konservative oder operative Behandlung der AC-Gelenkverletzungen -