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We give a preliminary report of ten patients with fresh dislocations of the acromioclavicular joint (Tossy III). All ten were operated with suture of the torn ligaments and indirect fixation of the acromioclavicular joint with a monocerclage wire passed around the coracoid process and the clavicle. Removal of metal was done 8 weeks later. None of the wires broke, and there were no problems with wound healing. Control X-rays under stress revealed stable acromioclavicular joints in all cases.
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Heitemeyer, U., Hierholzer, G., Schneppendahl, G. et al. The operative treatment of fresh ruptures of the acromioclavicular joint (Tossy III). Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 104, 371–373 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00454433
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