Operative versus non-operative management following Rockwood grade III acromioclavicular separation: A meta-analysis of the current evidence base

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-27

  Smith, Toby O ^a   Chester, Rachel ^a   Pearse, Eyiyemi O ^b   Hing, Caroline B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACJT; Acromioclavicular; Dislocation; Rockwood type; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR DISLOCATION; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; DISLOCATIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 79952816979     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-011-0127-1     Document Type: Review

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