title: ARTHROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT DISLOCATION BY TIGHT ROPE TECHNIQUE (ARTHREX(®)).
abstract: Presenting the arthroscopic treatment by Tight Rope - Arthrex(®) system for acute acromioclavicular dislocation and to evaluate results obtained with this procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between August 2006 and May 2007, 10 shoulders of 10 patients with acute acromioclavicular dislocation were submitted to arthroscopic repair using the Tight Rope - Arthrex(®) system. Minimum follow-up was 12 months, with a mean of 15 months. Age ranged from 26 to 42, mean 34 years. All patients were male. Radiology evaluation was made by trauma series x-ray. The patients were assisted in the first month weekly and after three months after the procedure. Clinical evaluation was based on the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients were satisfied after the arthroscopic procedure and the mean UCLA score was 32,5.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The arthroscopic treatment by Tight Rope - Arthrex(®) system for acute acromioclavicular dislocation showed to be an efficient technique.
authors.affiliation: Bahia Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology (INSBOT - Instituto Baiano de Ortopedia e Traumatologia); Orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital Português da Bahia.
authors.forename: Luis Alfredo
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: GÓmez Vieira
authors.affiliation: ORTOPED Fracture Clinic; Orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital Portugués da Bahia.
authors.forename: Adalberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Visco
authors.affiliation: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, Bahia Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology (INSBOT - Instituto Baiano de Ortopedia e Traumatologia), and ORTOPED Fracture Clinic.
authors.forename: Luis Filipe
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Daneu Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Bahia Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology (INSBOT - Instituto Baiano de Ortopedia e Traumatologia); Orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital Portugués da Bahia.
authors.forename: Nicolas Gerardo
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: GÓmez Cordero
keywords: Acromioclavicular dislocation/surgery; Arthroscopy/methods