Acromioclavicular joint injury - type 3

Case contributed by Henry Knipe , 11 Sep 2014
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 28 Jan 2018

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Title was changed:
Acromioclavicular joint injury: gradetype 3
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The defining aspect of a Rockwood gradetype 3 AC joint injury is superior displacement of the clavicle compared to the acromion as well as an increased coracoclavicular distance. 

  • -<p>The defining aspect of a Rockwood grade 3 AC joint injury is superior displacement of the clavicle compared to the acromion as well as an increased coracoclavicular distance. </p>
  • +<p>The defining aspect of a Rockwood type 3 AC joint injury is superior displacement of the clavicle compared to the acromion as well as an increased coracoclavicular distance. </p>

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