Results of Treatment of Acute Grade III Acromioclavicular Dislocation by Operative Therapies

Abstract

A total of 13 patients with acute Tossy grade III acromioclavicular (AC) dislocation were treated operatively: 6 patients by the Neviaser method, 4 patients by the Cadenat method, and 3 patients by closed reduction and Kirschner wire fixation, between April 1994 and November 2001. The functional results of the AC joint were assessed with the 100 point scale of Kawabe et al. The mean total points of the scale were 87.4, 76.2, and 85.4, with the Neviaser method, Cadenat method, and closed reduction and Kirschner wire fixation, respectively. In conclusion, there were no significant differences in the functional results between these three operative methods.