Your clavicles are sandwiched between the sternoclavicular joint and acromioclavicular joint, which connects the clavicle to the shoulder blade. The sternum is your chest bone. It starts between ...

An AC joint is the acromioclavicular joint, the joint between the acromion of the shoulder blade and clavicle, the collarbone. It is a joint that provides stability and flexibility to the shoulder ...

The acromioclavicular joint is inspected for arthritic changes (Figure 2). If signs of moderate to severe arthrosis are noted, only 4 mm to 5 mm of distal clavicle is excised. The anterior deltoid ...

Bony landmarks, including the clavicle, the acromion and the coracoid process, are drawn (Fig. 3). The incision is made in Langer’s lines starting at the posterior AC joint and ending just ...

The Bosworth screw is a piece of surgical hardware used to realign and stabilize your AC joint by temporarily attaching your collarbone to your shoulder blade. Clavicle hook plates are another way ...

What is the AC joint? The AC (acromioclavicular) joint is a joint in the shoulder where the collarbone (clavicle) meets the shoulder blade (scapula). The specific part of the scapula, adjacent to ...

Within the main joint is the acromioclavicular (AC) joint. The AC joint links your clavicle (collarbone) to your shoulder blade. The AC joint sits atop the shoulder, while the collarbone connects ...

In some cases, doctors may recommend surgery for treating AC joint pain. Distal clavicle excision (DCE) is one of the most common procedures for osteoarthritis of the AC joint. During DCE ...

The AC joint is located at the top of the shoulder, formed by the acromion process of the scapula and the clavicle, two of the bones that help make up the shoulder girdle. The joint consists of ...

What is an AC joint? Soppe: “The AC joint stands for the acromioclavicular joint, so it’s where the end of your clavicle or collarbone meets up with the scapula. If you feel the top of your ...

Young Fremantle defender Cooper Simpson will today undergo surgery on the injury to his AC joint sustained in Saturday ...