When Is It Time to Consider Elbow Arthroscopy?
Trying to navigate life with a painful elbow is surprisingly challenging — and you’ve had enough of the challenge. Here, we explore a great technique for addressing many elbow issues: arthroscopy.
Triple-bundle reconstruction to offer advantages for acromioclavicular joint instability
Triple-bundle reconstruction to offer advantages for acromioclavicular joint instability
Patients who underwent triple-bundle reconstruction for ACJ instability had superior horizontal ACJ stability than those undergoing a single-bundle procedure.
Recently published results showed superior clinical and radiological results with combined arthroscopically assisted anatomic triple-bundle coracoclavicular and acromioclavicular ligament reconstruction using an autologous semi-tendinosus tendon graft in patients with chronic high-grade acromioclavicular joint instability vs. patients who underwent single-bundle reconstruction.
Source: Helio
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