title: [Quality of life of patients with acromioclavicular dislocation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare quality of life in patients with Tossy type Ill acromioclavicular dislocation treated with the hook-plate ORIF technique, the Weaver & Dunn technique and the Bosworth technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional analytical survey was conducted from January 2012 to April 2013 in patients with a diagnosis of Tossy type III acromioclavicular dislocation treated surgically with the hook-plate ORIF technique, the Weaver & Dunn technique, and the Bosworth technique. We included patients ages 18 to 70 years old, operated within three weeks after the diagnosis. Quality of life was assessed using the hetero-administered DASH questionnaire once the informed consent was obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-seven patients were operated on. They were divided into 3 groups: hook-plate ORIF technique, with 26 patients: Weaver & Dunn technique, 11 patients; and Bosworth technique, 10 patients. Sex and age distribution were similar in all 3 groups, with p =0.137 and p = 0.252, respectively. Time elapsed after surgery was similar in all 3 groups, with p = 0.051. The hook-plate ORIF technique was the most frequently used one, in 26 surgeries. 96.4% of patients had mild disability and symptoms with the hook-plate ORIF technique, and 100% with the Bosworth and Weaver & Dunn techniques.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Quality of life was similar with all 3 surgical techniques and involved mild disability and symptoms. The hook-plate ORIF technique was the most frequently used technique.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González-Velázquez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres-Salazar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Izeta-Torres
mesh_terms: D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult