Success rates for surgery on your acromioclavicular joint from shoulder injuries are generally high, with many people able to regain full function and return to sports or normal activity. Your ...

Physical therapy and medications are often the first treatment for shoulder injuries. However, shoulder surgery is also an option to repair joints, rotator cuffs, or dislocations, to name a few. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Popularity of the Weaver Dunn technique is diminishing as surgeons opt for more anatomic reconstruction of ...

This video shows a start-to-finish AC joint reconstruction surgery with soft-tissue allograft and FiberTape performed by Richard Hawkins, MD, of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas.

Injuries to the acromioclavicular joint are common. For selected injuries, operative reconstruction is recommended. The purpose of the current study was to compare three reconstruction procedures: (1) ...

A new UTHealth Houston study focused on finding the best surgical technique for reconstruction of the acromioclavicular joint (ACJ), where the collarbone meets the shoulder blade, has the potential to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The patient is a young active athlete with a chronic grade III acromioclavicular separation. He presents 5 ...