Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to (1) estimate the prevalence of clavicular tunnel widening (TW) after coracoclavicular stabilization surgery and its risk factors and (2) assess whether TW is correlated with clavicle fracture or loss of reduction of the acromioclavicular joint (ACJ).
Methods: In January 2023, 3 electronic databases were searched to collect data on postoperative clavicular TW, its prevalence, magnitude, and correlation with fracture and ACJ loss of reduction. Studies were classified according to the time of surgical intervention, and the clavicular tunnels were categorized by their anatomic location. Mean differences were calculated using a DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model, while binomial outcomes were pooled using the Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation. Univariate and multivariate meta-regression analyses were performed to determine the effect of several variables on the proportion of cases with TW.
Results: Fifteen studies (418 shoulders) were included. At the final follow-up, evidence of clavicular TW was found in 70% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 70%-87%; I = 89%) of 221 shoulders. Surgeries in acute cases had a lower prevalence of TW (52%) compared to chronic cases (71%) (P < .001). Significant TW was found in the central tunnel (3.2 mm; 95% CI: 1.8-4.6 mm; P < .001; I = 72%) for acute injuries and in the medial (1.2 mm; 95% CI: 0.7-1.7 mm; P < .001; I = 77%) and lateral (1.5 mm; 95% CI: 0.7-2.3 mm; P < .001; I = 77%) tunnels for chronic cases. Single central-tunnel techniques were positively associated with the prevalence of TW (P = .046), while biotenodesis screw fixation was associated with a lower prevalence (P = .004) in chronic cases. Reconstruction of the ACJ ligament complex with tendon grafts or sutures was associated with a higher prevalence of TW (P < .001). Drill sizes between 2.5 and 5 mm were significantly associated with a lower prevalence of TW, regardless of injury chronicity (P = .012). No correlation was found between TW and the loss of ACJ reduction or clavicle fractures.
Conclusions: This systematic review and meta-analysis explored TW occurrence following coracoclavicular stabilization surgery. TW was observed in 70% of patients at final follow-up, with a higher prevalence in chronic than in acute cases. Modifiable surgical variables, such as single-tunnel tendon graft constructs for acute or chronic injuries and knotted graft procedures for chronic injuries, were significantly associated with TW. Furthermore, the prevalence of TW increased with concomitant surgical treatment of the ACJ ligament complex, and decreased with drill sizes between 2.5 and 5 mm, regardless of lesion chronicity. These surgical variables should be considered when establishing transosseous tunnels for coracoclavicular stabilization. Clavicle fractures and TW mechanisms require further investigation.
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