Twenty-three patients with acute, complete acromioclavicular separation
were studied prospectively. Twelve patients were treated non-operatively
and eleven were treated operatively. A twelve-month minimum follow-up,
using a point system to evaluate clinical results, demonstrated comparable
results with and without surgery. Roentgenographic findings did not
correlate with the clinical results. Minimum immobilization and early
rehabilitation of the shoulder was the recommended treatment of choice.