Partial dislocation of the joint occurs when the capsular ligaments give way with little or no tearing of the coracoclavicular ligament; displacement is usually negligible, and the prognosis, with ...

The management of acromioclavicular joint dislocations has evolved considerably, with treatment strategies principally guided by the severity of injury as determined by the Rockwood Classification ...

But it’s actually two joints (the acromioclavicular joint and the glenohumeral joint). Your shoulder joins with your upper-arm bone (humerus), shoulder blade (scapula), and collarbone (clavicle).

A 23-year-old Junior-A hockey player presents with a grade III acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation. His question is: "Doc, can I play the season?" (Figure 1). A radiograph demonstrates that ...

The researchers performed the flipptack fixation button technique on 50 patients with acromioclavicular joint separations. Twenty-nine patients had type IV dislocations and 21 had type V dislocations.

AC joint injury in a bull rider, for example, might be an incident in which the bull rider lands on the shoulder, separating the AC joint and tearing the ligaments of the acromioclavicular joint.

WebMD explains the difference between a dislocated shoulder and a separated shoulder. Learn more about their symptoms, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

Demonstrated in this video is the patient dislocating the joint anteriorly with minimal elevation of his shoulder by contracting his trapezius, which reduces with an audible clunk with relaxation.

Our new series on joint injection techniques kicks off with a look at the acromioclavicular joint to help you fine tune your injection technique.

There is no clear evidence that operative treatment improves short-term outcome for complete acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation.

Complete dislocation at the acromioclavicular joint is not invariably associated with avulsion of the coronoid and trapezoid ligaments, or as Dr. Bosworth calls them, the "coracoclavicular ...