Restricted Movement of the Shoulder and Severe Pain: Separation of the Acromioclavicular Joint

A 22-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency room after falling on the left arm while playing football. On the examination, he has severe pain on the left arm and restricted to bring abduction. An anti-inflammatory analgesic drug was administered intramuscularly to the patient whose vital signs were stable at the time of admission. Then, the patient had a two-sided AP shoulder graphy. On the graphy, type III acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocation was detected according to Rockwood classification on the left shoulder (Figure 1a,b). The patient was consulted in the orthopedics department. The patient had a shoulder tomography (Figure 2) and admitted to the orthopedic clinic. Surgical operation was performed by the orthopedic clinic (Figure 3). The patient was discharged without any problem after the operation.