Acromioclavicular dislocation Rockwood III - V: Results of early versus delayed surgical treatment

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1153-1157

  Rolf, Olaf ^a   Hann von Weyhern, Andreas ^a   Ewers, Alexander ^a   Boehm, Thomas Dirk ^a   Gohlke, Frank ^a  

^a König Ludwig Haus Würzburg ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Acromioclavicular dislocation; Rockwood III V; Surgical treatment; Weaver Dunn

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR DISLOCATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOINT SURGERY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53149122905     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-007-0524-3     Document Type: Article

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