Treatment of acute grade III acromioclavicular dislocation: a lack of evidence

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - Tập 9 - Trang 105-108 - 2008
E. Ceccarelli1,2, R. Bondì1,2, F. Alviti3, R. Garofalo4, F. Miulli5, R. Padua1,2,5,6
1Orthopedics Department, S. Giacomo Hospital, Rome, Italy
2GLOBE Evidence Based Orthopedics Working Group of Italian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Rome, Italy
3Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Specialization in Sports Medicine, University “La Sapienza” of Rome, Rome, Italy
4Ente Ecclesiastico Ospedale Generale Regionale, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
5Don Gnocchi Foundation, Rome, Italy
6Nicola’s Foudation, Arezzo, Italy

Tóm tắt

Although nonoperative treatment is considered the standard of care for the treatment of grade I and II acromioclavicular joint injuries, the treatment of grade III injuries is controversial. There are as many methods of nonoperative treatment as there are for operative stabilization. That is why we conducted a literature research to find out the best evidence regarding the treatment of acute grade III acromioclavicular dislocation. The research was limited to RCTs, systematic review and meta-analysis in the most representative databases. Even if research identifies more than 600 articles, only five were included in the study because there were RCTs, and systematic reviews, but no meta-analysis articles were found. Moreover, no meta-analysis was performed because of differences of data published in the three RCTs (different type of surgical treatments and different outcome measures). From the literature evaluation, clinical results seem to be comparable between the operative and the conservative treatments, but complications are more evident in the surgery group. Since there is not a preponderance of positive papers showing the benefits of a surgical technique over conservative therapy, the nonoperative treatment is still considered a valid procedure in the grade III acromioclavicular separation. More prospective randomized studies using validated outcome measures are needed to identify the suitable operation techniques for the acute injuries.

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