Osteoarthritis of the acromioclavicular joint is a common cause of pain in patients aged over 50. Patients present with pain directly over the joint, and the diagnosis is confirmed on examination. • ...

What Are the Symptoms of Shoulder Osteoarthritis? As with most types of osteoarthritis, pain is a key symptom. A person with shoulder arthritis is likely to have pain while moving the shoulder and ...

Acromioclavicular osteoarthritis (AO) is a common type of arthritis that affects the shoulder. It happens when the cartilage wears down between the collarbone and the acromion, the bony tip of the ...

Results showed that acute and chronic acromioclavicular joint surgery had no functional or radiographic differences. However, patient and surgical factors may affect outcomes. WASHINGTON ...

The flipptack fixation button technique effectively treats severe acromioclavicular joint dislocation, according to researchers’ findings. The researchers performed the flipptack fixation button ...

Do you have more to add? Dear Reader: Bone spurs, which are also known as osteophytes, are rounded, bumpy or knobby overgrowths that can develop on the surface of a bone. They form as the body’s ...

Bony growths that gradually appear on joints are known as osteophytes, or bone spurs. It feels like the bone is growing, because that is exactly what is happening. The bone grows outwards from the ...

A 23-year-old Junior-A hockey player presents with a grade III acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation. His question is: "Doc, can I play the season?" (Figure 1). A radiograph demonstrates that ...