Early clinical follow-up after arthroscopy-assisted anatomic coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction using tendon allograft for acute high-grade acromioclavicular joint dislocations
Objective To explore the clinical results after arthroscopy-assisted anatomic coracoclavicu-lar ligament reconstruction(AA-ACCR)using tendon allograft for acute high-grade acromioclavicular joint dislocations.Methods Patients undergoing primary AA-ACCR with tendon allograft for Rockwood type Ⅲ/Ⅴ acromioclavicular joint dislocations between January 2015 and January 2017 were analyzed retrospectively.The coracoclavicular distance(CCD)was obtained on radiographs pre-and post-opera-tively,as well as 6 weeks after the operation and during the final follow-up,and complications were recorded.Moreover,before the operation and during the final follow-up,all patients were evaluated shoulder pain and function using the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon score(ASES)and Visual Analogue Scale(VAS).Results In total,21 patients were included for evaluation with a minimum of 6-month follow-up(range,6-18 months).According to preoperative X ray,8 and 13 patients suffered from Rockwood type Ⅲ and V acromioclavicular dislocation,respectively.CCD decreased significantly six weeks postoperatively(8.6±2.6 mm)and at the final follow-up(11.7±3.5 mm)compared with the preoperative value(19.7±4.5 mm,P＜0.01).However,CCD at the latter time points was signifi-cantly higher than right after the operation(7.9±2.5 mm,P＜0.01).Furthermore,CCD increased sig-nificantly at the final follow-up compared with six weeks postoperatively(P＜0.01).At the final follow-up,significant improvement was observed in the average VAS and ASES scores(P＜0.01).Moreover,at the final follow-up,10 out of 21 patients(48％)experienced a loss of reduction,including 3 fail-ures in operation and 7 in later restoration.All patients had both medial and lateral clavicular tunnel widening.However,no fracture of the coracoid/clavicle or other complications were recorded.Conclu-sion AA-ACCR with tendon allograft for acute high-grade acromioclavicular joint dislocations contrib-utes to significant improvement in clinical and radiographic outcomes in the early follow-up.Although the loss of reduction rate is relatively high(48％),it is a safe method without obvious complications.
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