ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2020
Modified Weaver-Dunn Procedure for Type 3 Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation: Functional and Radiological Outcomes.
Article in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does Weaver-Dunn procedure have a role in chronic acromioclavicular dislocations? A meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- Reconstruction Alone Versus Hardware-Augmented Reconstruction in Chronic High-Grade AC Joint Dislocation: A Systematic Review of Treatment Outcomes.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Clinical and Radiological Assessment of Modified Weaver-Dunn Technology, Arthroscopic Single Tunnel Technique and Arthroscopic Coracoid Sling Technique Three Different Surgical Techniques in the Treatment of Acute Rockwood III-V Acromioclavicular Dislocations.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic Treatment of Horizontal Acromioclavicular Joint Instability With Reverse Weaver-Dunn Procedure.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- A bibliometric analysis of the top 50 cited studies related to acromioclavicular joint instability.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- What are our patients asking Google about acromioclavicular joint injuries?-frequently asked online questions and the quality of online resources.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2024Article
- Arthroscopic capsular release for frozen shoulder: when etiology matters.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Managing acute acromioclavicular joint dislocation during COVID 19 pandemic by minimally invasive technique with suture anchor and miniplate: A pilot study.Medical journal, Armed Forces India · 2022Article
- Anatomic reconstruction for acromioclavicular joint injuries: a pilot study of a cost-effective new technique.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundControversy surrounds the indication for treatment of type 3 acromioclavicular joint dislocation, and the optimal reconstructive technique has not yet been defined. Since the first description of the Weaver-Dunn procedure, several studies have described the clinical and radiological results that can be expected postoperatively; however, few studies have evaluated the outcomes of this technique for chronic type 3 acromioclavicular joint dislocation. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional and radiographic mid- to long-term outcomes of a modified Weaver-Dunn procedure for chronic Rockwood type 3 acromioclavicular joint dislocation. We hypothesized that (1) functional outcomes comparable with sex- and age-matched healthy individuals could be achieved with the modified Weaver-Dunn procedure and (2) joint stability could be restored after surgery. STUDY
designCase series; Level of evidence, 4.
methodsOut of 30 patients who sustained a chronic type 3 acromioclavicular joint dislocation, 27 had a minimum 12-month follow-up and were included in the study. All patients underwent a modified Weaver-Dunn procedure. The Constant-Murley score was used to assess patient postoperative function. Subjective evaluation of patient satisfaction with surgery was also recorded. Radiological assessment was performed postoperatively to evaluate superoinferior and anteroposterior joint stability.
resultsAfter a mean follow-up period of 51.6 months, the mean Constant-Murley score was 90.1, which was 97.2% that of a group of sex- and age-matched healthy individuals. In the multivariate analysis, higher Constant-Murley score was associated with male sex (β = 0.385;
conclusionIn patients with chronic type 3 acromioclavicular joint dislocation, the modified Weaver-Dunn procedure is an effective technique to restore vertical but not horizontal joint stability 4 years after surgery. High levels of satisfaction with surgery and functional outcomes comparable with sex- and age-matched healthy individuals can be achieved.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.