Failure of Acromioclavicular Joint Reconstruction Eight Weeks After Hook Plate Removal: A Case Report

A female patient who underwent successful reconstruction of an acute high-grade acromioclavicular (AC) joint separation with hook plate presented with failure of the reduction eight weeks after removal of the hardware. Surgeons and patients should be aware of the risk of late failure of acromioclavi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hansen, Josh A, Dunn, John C, Scanaliato, John P, Caruso, Joshua, Parnes, Nata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8577215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34786235
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18640
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Sumario:A female patient who underwent successful reconstruction of an acute high-grade acromioclavicular (AC) joint separation with hook plate presented with failure of the reduction eight weeks after removal of the hardware. Surgeons and patients should be aware of the risk of late failure of acromioclavicular reconstruction after removal of the hook plate.

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