1. Complications After Anatomic Fixation and Reconstruction of the Coracoclavicular Ligaments.
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Martetschläger, Frank, Horan, Marilee P., Warth, Ryan J., and Millett, Peter J.
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TENDON transplantation , *PLASTIC surgery , *CHI-squared test , *LONGITUDINAL method , *ORTHOPEDIC implants , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *RESEARCH funding , *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing , *T-test (Statistics) , *THERAPEUTIC complications , *ACROMIOCLAVICULAR joint , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *DATA analysis software , *FUNCTIONAL assessment , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *KAPLAN-Meier estimator , *WOUNDS & injuries - Abstract
The article presents a study that analyzes the complications associated with anatomic coraclavicular ligament procedures using either cortical fixation buttons or tendon grafts. The study evaluates the effect that these complications have on patient outcomes. Patients who did not have a complication are found having good to excellent outcomes.
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- 2013
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