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Brief title
Health condition
Acromioclavicular luxation, TightRope, shoulder instability
Sponsors and support
St Antonius hospital, Nieuwegein
Spaarne hospital, Amsterdam
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
DASH score 6 months and 1 year.
Secondary outcome
1. VAS painscore;
2. NSST;
3. Constant Murley score.
Background summary
Acromio-clavicular (AC) dislocation is often caused by a fall on the shoulder in younger patients. The treatment of these acute luxations is still on debate also because differences in seriousness. New artroscopic treatment makes it possible to fixate AC without large surgical procedure. Maybe this intervention makes it possible to receive consensus on treatment of Rockwood fractures.
Study objective
Acute Rockwood type 3 AC-luxations will have a better function after operative treatment with the artroscopic TightRope technique than patients treated conservative.
Study design
Postoperative 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year.
Intervention
1. Operative treatment with artroscopic TightRope system;
2. Conservative treatment with slinge and physiotherapy.
PO Box 432
B.J.W. Thomassen
Den Haag 2501 CK
The Netherlands
+31 (0)70 3303109
b.thomassen@mchaaglanden.nl
PO Box 432
B.J.W. Thomassen
Den Haag 2501 CK
The Netherlands
+31 (0)70 3303109
b.thomassen@mchaaglanden.nl
Inclusion criteria
1. AC-dislocation Rockwood type 3 confirmed with CT scan;
2. Presentation within 6 weeks after trauma;
3. Patients older than 18 years;
4. Patients with signed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
1. Age younger than 18 years;
2. Glenohumeral instability;
3. Other fractures to the shoulder joint;
4. Frozen shoulder;
5. Earlier attempt to fixate AC;
6. Non compliance.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL1682 |
| NTR-old | NTR1783 |
| Other | METC Medical Center Haaglanden : 09-052 |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN wordt niet meer aangevraagd |