Name: AC Joint Repair with Dog Bone™ Button
Uploaded: 2015-02-11T00:00:00Z
Channel: Arthrex
Description: The OrthoIllustrated ® animation for AC joint reconstruction is an educational tool to help patients better understand the diagnosis and treatment of this orthopedic condition.

<p>The OrthoIllustrated<sup>®</sup> animation for AC joint reconstruction is an educational tool to help patients better understand the diagnosis and treatment of this orthopedic condition.</p>

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AC Joint Repair with Dog Bone™ Button

Your doctor may recommend an AC repair or arthroscopic acromioclavicular joint separation repair. If the ligament in your shoulder are ruptured or torn, indicated by a bump above the shoulder. The AC joint is located where the acromion, highest point of the shoulder blade and the clavicle collarbone meet. The separation in the AC joint is due to direct trauma to the tip of the shoulder, with the use of the Arthrex dog bone button. The surgeon performs the AC dogbone technique to repair the AC joint. The surgeon will begin by making an incision and inserting the AC guide through the portal. Then he drills through the clavicle and coracoid. After drilling, he removes the stylus from the cannulated drill bit, then feeds and retrieves the nitinol wire from under the coracoid. Next, he creates a loop with ultra high strength suture tapes and slides the dog bone button onto the suture loop, and pulls the tape through the bone tunnel to seal the dog bone button against the base of the coracoid. Then he attaches a dog bone button to the SutureTape exiting the clavicle. Next, the surgeon relocates the clavicle to the correct position in line with the coracoid, and ties the tape over the button, completing the repair. This procedure helps relieve pain in the shoulder and improves function to resume normal daily activities.

AC Joint Repair with Dog Bone™ Button

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