• Pierorazio Motta, Alberto Maderni, Laura Bruno, and Umberto Mariotti.
• Shoulder Unit, The CTO Orthopedic and Trauma Center, Turin, Italy. pierorazio.motta@fastwebnet.it
• Arthroscopy. 2011 Feb 1; 27 (2): 294-8.

AbstractAcute acromioclavicular joint dislocations (ACDs) may be treated arthroscopically with flip buttons. This extra-articular fixation is easy to implant and is well tolerated. Between 2007 and 2009, 20 ACD patients (2 women and 18 men; mean age, 32 years) had surgery by the arthroscopic TightRope technique (Arthrex, Naples, FL). The main complication of this technique that has been reported is the partial loss of reduction at follow-up due to clavicular osteolysis under the superior flip button. We describe 4 cases with loss of reduction due to rupture of the sutures running across the buttons: 2 women with joint hyperlaxity and acute Rockwood grade IV ACD and 2 men, heavy manual workers, with joint hyperlaxity and acute Rockwood grade IV ACD. The use of flip buttons might not be indicated in patients with joint hyperlaxity because they are able to obtain immediate stability only on the vertical plane and not on the horizontal plane. Anteroposterior movements of the acromioclavicular joint might rub the suture against the bone tunnels leading to wear and cutting.Copyright © 2011 Arthroscopy Association of North America. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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