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Injury to the acromioclavicular joint, treatment, how to tape for protection and rehabilitation ... The AC joint is short for the acromioclavicular joint. Separation of the two bones forming this joint is caused by damage to the ligaments connecting them. It is sometimes also referred to as a shoulder separation injury.
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Separated shoulder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A separated shoulder , otherwise known as an acromioclavicular separation or AC separation, is a common injury to the acromioclavicular joint. This is not the same as a shoulder dislocation as that ...
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Acromioclavicular joint injuries, Acromioclavicular separation ... Occasionally, the deformity may only be apparent later, if initial muscle spasm reduces acromioclavicular separation. Forced cross-body adduction (pulling the affected arm across the opposite shoulder) provokes discomfort.
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Late reconstruction of the ligaments following acromioclavicular separation.; Acute, complete acromioclavicular separation.; Conservative treatment of Grade III acromioclavicular dislocations.; Percutaneous cannulated screw coracoclavicular fixation for acute acromioclavicular dislocations.
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Acromioclavicular separation refers to abnormal widening of the acromioclavicular joint. The injury is caused by direct trauma to the shoulder. The principal ligament to consider is the coracoclavicular ligament with a lesser role played by the acromioclavicular ligament. ... Wheeless' Orthopedics: acromioclavicular joint menu...
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A shoulder separation is known medically as an acromioclavicular or AC separation. Shoulder separations are classified into one of six types based on severity. Most injuries, however, fall into types I, II, or III.
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The presence of infection is a contraindication to repair of an acromioclavicular separation. Additionally, an open wound with compromised soft tissues may necessitate delay of the surgery until the risk of infection is minimized by irrigation and antibiotic prophylaxis.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This case report describes the examination, intervention, and outcome of a patient following the surgical reconstruction of a grade III acromioclavicular (AC) joint separation. ... Acromioclavicular Joint [surgery]
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16737411
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