[Surgical treatment of acromioclavicular dislocation using the Balser hookplate]

The surgical technique applied to 17 patients for acromioclavicular separation is described in this paper. Ligament repair and Balser's hookplate were used. Advantages over surgical joint fixation were recorded from twelve patients in clinical and radiological follow-up checks. No major complications were recordable from implants. Postoperative immobilisation of the patients was not necessary. Timing of plate removal is variable. In follow-up examinations, ten of the twelve patients were satisfied with the therapeutic result.