Introduction:

The acromioclavicular joint, important part of the shoulder complex is formed by clavicular lateral end and acromial medial border, with high index of injury in different grades, associated to physical activity and work accidents, most commonly in active young adults.

Objective:

To analyze functional outcomes in patients with acromioclavicular dislocation with use of tight rope in one year.

Material and methods:

Descriptive, prospective, longitudinal, unicentric study, from March 2015 and July 2016 in post-operated patients with diagnosis of acromioclavicular dislocation grade III in Hospital de Traumatología y Ortopedia de Puebla. Patients aged 18 to 45 years were included, active workers, with evolution time < 7 days.

Results:

17 patients with diagnosis of acromioclavicular dislocation, fourteen (82.4%) male and 3 (17.6%) female. Average age: 29.5 (19 to 44 years) ± 7.475 years; lesion occurred 9 (52.9%) patients in right shoulder and 8 (47.1%) in left side. Average time of the injury: 2.88 (1-7) ± 2,147 days. Average inability granted: 42.06 days.

Conclusions:

The open reduction technique and dynamic stabilization of the joint with Tight Rope offers short hospital stay, short time of inability and rapid reintegration to work activity, at 1 year of evolution.