Success rates for surgery on your acromioclavicular joint from shoulder injuries are generally high, with many people able to regain full function and return to sports or normal activity. Your ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Popularity of the Weaver Dunn technique is diminishing as surgeons opt for more anatomic reconstruction of ...

This video shows a start-to-finish AC joint reconstruction surgery with soft-tissue allograft and FiberTape performed by Richard Hawkins, MD, of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas.

The shoulder is a mobile and complex joint that is prone to dislocation and injury. Several types of shoulder surgery can address and correct various shoulder symptoms. Surgery can repair several ...

Injuries to the acromioclavicular joint are common. For selected injuries, operative reconstruction is recommended. The purpose of the current study was to compare three reconstruction procedures: (1) ...

A new UTHealth Houston study focused on finding the best surgical technique for reconstruction of the acromioclavicular joint (ACJ), where the collarbone meets the shoulder blade, has the potential to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The patient is a young active athlete with a chronic grade III acromioclavicular separation. He presents 5 ...

You have a bump on your shoulder after a fall. You are told you have a shoulder separation or AC joint dislocation. Now what do you do? A shoulder separation is an injury to the acromioclavicular (AC) ...