ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURY

Course overview

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURIES ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN FORTY PERCENT OF ALL SHOULDER INJURIES. MILD INJURIES ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY, BUT SEVERE INJURIES CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STRENGTH AND FUNCTION OF THE SHOULDER. ACROMIOCLAVICULAR INJURIES MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A FRACTURED CLAVICLE, IMPINGEMENT SYNDROMES, AND MORE RARELY NEUROVASCULAR INSULTS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS EFFECTED BY THIS ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURIES.