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. 2017 Jan;475(1):283-287.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5079-6. Epub 2016 Sep 16.

Classifications in Brief: Rockwood Classification of Acromioclavicular Joint Separations

Jacob D Gorbaty  1 , Jason E Hsu  2 , Albert O Gee  3
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Classifications in Brief: Rockwood Classification of Acromioclavicular Joint Separations

Jacob D Gorbaty et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Jan.
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Rockwood’s classification of acromioclavicular separations Types I to VI is shown. A Type I injury is a mild sprain of the AC ligament, Type II is a ruptured AC ligament and sprained CC ligaments, Type III is a superior dislocation of the AC joint with ruptured AC ligament, CC ligament, and joint capsule, Type IV is a posterior dislocation of the AC joint with ruptured AC ligament, CC ligament, and joint capsule, Type V is a gross superior dislocation of the AC joint with ruptured AC ligament, CC ligament, and joint capsule, and Type VI is an inferior dislocation of the AC joint with rupture of the AC ligament, CC ligament, and joint capsule. (Reprinted with permission from Lasanianos NG, Panteli M. Acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation. In: Lasanianos NG, Kanakaris NK, Giannoudis PV, eds. Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. London, UK: Springer-Verlag London; 2015:3–6.)
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