Acromioclavicular joint injury - type 5

Case contributed by Henry Knipe , 4 Nov 2015
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 28 Jan 2018

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Acromioclavicular joint injury: gradetype 5
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Comparison views are very useful when assessing for acromioclavicular joint injuries, with asymmetry important in deciding whether an injury is present but it also helps in the classification of those injuries.

  • -<p>Comparison views are very useful when assessing for <a title="Acromioclavicular joint injuries" href="/articles/acromioclavicular-injury">acromioclavicular joint injuries</a>, with asymmetry important in deciding whether an injury is present but it also helps in <a title="Rockwood grading system of acromioclavicular joint injuries" href="/articles/acromioclavicular-joint-injury-rockwood-classification">grading</a> of those injuries. </p>
  • +<p>Comparison views are very useful when assessing for <a href="/articles/acromioclavicular-injury">acromioclavicular joint injuries</a>, with asymmetry important in deciding whether an injury is present but it also helps in the <a title="Rockwood classification of acromioclavicular joint injury" href="/articles/rockwood-classification-of-acromioclavicular-joint-injury">classification</a> of those injuries.</p>

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