title: The treatment of acromioclavicular joint dislocation Tossy grade III with a clavicle hook plate.
abstract: In a retrospective study, 12 patients with acute acromioclavicular dislocation Tossy stage III were reviewed after operative treatment with a clavicle hook plate. Mean follow-up time was 20 months. Clinical and radiographic results were reviewed. Clinical outcome was superior to the radiographic results. Some questions about this technique remain open.
authors.affiliation: St Jan General Hospital, Genk, Belgium. thierrydb@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Baets
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Truijen
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Driesen
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pittevils
mesh_terms: D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome