[Treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation with steel wire or clavicular hook plate].

Objective: To investigate the operative method and effect of the treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation with steel wire or clavicular hook plate.
Methods: Sixty-seven patients were reviewed in the study. In group A 34 patients were treated with steel wire internal fixation including 24 males and 10 females with an average age of 31.2 years ranging from 18 to 52. In group B 33 patients were treated with clavicular hook plate internal fixation including 19 males and 14 females with an average age of 30.9 years ranging from 19 to 50. Compared the time of operation and bleeding and postoperative complications between two groups.
Results: The time of operation was (48.90 +/- 36.56) min in groups A and (79.50 +/- 29.34) min in group B,the time of group A was shorter than that of group. The bleeding during operation was (49.70 +/- 52.36) ml in group A and (121.10 +/- 49.08) ml in group B, the bleeding of group A was less than that of group B. Only 1 case in group A occurenced fixation failing.
Conclusion: Treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation with steel wire is a simple and small wounds and effective way.