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Introductıon Acromioclavicular (AC) joint injury is a frequent diagnosis after acute shoulder trauma and is very common among athletic populations. It accounts for 40% to 50% of shoulder injuries in many contact sports. 1 Approximately 9
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pathologies such as acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) arthropathy, glenohumeral degeneration and biceps or labral tears ( 2 ). ACJ arthropathy may lead to impingement and pain due to inferiorly directed osteophytes ( 3 , 4 ), and can be challenging to diagnose
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to the SCJ makes posterior dislocations of this joint particularly dangerous. 9 – 12 , 25 Fortunately they are less common than anterior dislocations. 13 , 26 In addition to SCJ dislocation, concomitant injury to the acromioclavicular joint
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Introduction The biomechanics of the shoulder are highly complex. First, it is composed of four joints (glenohumeral, acromioclavicular, scapulothoracic, and sternoclavicular). The glenohumeral joint has six degrees of freedom and is the most
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nerve irritation due to plate proximity, especially during minimally invasive techniques ( 18 ), and aggravation of previously asymptomatic acromioclavicular joint arthrosis. Diagnosis First, a detailed clinical history, and then a clinical
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suggested that refractory cases of the painful arc syndrome could be due to impingement of the rotator cuff against a bulging coraco-acromial ligament, forced down by the swollen overlying degenerated acromioclavicular joint. Although all these authors
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. The acromion articulates with the distal clavicle through the acromioclavicular joint capsule, and the distal clavicle in turn is connected to the coracoid through the conoid and trapezoid ligaments, whilst the coracoacromial ligament directly connects
