Acromioclavicular luxation, TightRope, shoulder instability
Conditions
Interventions
1. Operative treatment with artroscopic TightRope system
2. Conservative treatment with slinge and physiotherapy.
Sponsors
Medical Center Haaglanden, The Hague
St Antonius hospital, Nieuwegein
Spaarne hospital, Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. AC-dislocation Rockwood type 3 confirmed with CT scan; 2. Presentation within 6 weeks after trauma; 3. Patients older than 18 years; 4. Patients with signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age younger than 18 years; 2. Glenohumeral instability; 3. Other fractures to the shoulder joint; 4. Frozen shoulder; 5. Earlier attempt to fixate AC; 6. Non compliance.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| DASH score 6 months and 1 year. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. VAS painscore; 2. NSST; 3. Constant Murley score. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactB.J.W. Thomassen
Haaglanden Medical Center PO Box 432
Outcome results
None listed