For all patients, the indications for surgery were impingement phenomena with pain at the AC joint, a positive adduction sign, and tenderness of the distal clavicle ... of the rotator cuff were ...

The average amount of clavicle resected was 1.7 cm (1.4 to 2.0 cm). All 57 patients had acromioplasty as well, and 39 of them also had a rotator cuff repair. The average size of the tear was 2 cm ...