[Treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation with steel wire or clavicular hook plate].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the operative method and effect of the treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation with steel wire or clavicular hook plate.


METHODS
Sixty-seven patients were reviewed in the study. In group A 34 patients were treated with steel wire internal fixation including 24 males and 10 females with an average age of 31.2 years ranging from 18 to 52. In group B 33 patients were treated with clavicular hook plate internal fixation including 19 males and 14 females with an average age of 30.9 years ranging from 19 to 50. Compared the time of operation and bleeding and postoperative complications between two groups.


RESULTS
The time of operation was (48.90 +/- 36.56) min in groups A and (79.50 +/- 29.34) min in group B,the time of group A was shorter than that of group. The bleeding during operation was (49.70 +/- 52.36) ml in group A and (121.10 +/- 49.08) ml in group B, the bleeding of group A was less than that of group B. Only 1 case in group A occurenced fixation failing.


CONCLUSIONS
Treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation with steel wire is a simple and small wounds and effective way.
Guan
Ting-jin
TJ
Department of Orthopaedics, the First Hospital of Zibo Affiliated Wenfang Medical University, Zibo 255200, Shandong, China.
D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013232:Steel
D013232:Steel