Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical outcomes of modified direct anterior arthroscopy versus double small incisions for re- duction and fixation of acute acromioclavicular by using self-made adjustable suture loop and double mini plates. [Methods] A retrospec- tive study was conducted on 38 patients who received reduction and fixation of acute acromioclavicular with self-made adjustable suture loop and double mini plates in our department from January 2017 to July 2020. According to preoperative patient-doctor communication, 21 patients underwent modified direct anterior arthroscopy (the MDA group) , while the remaining 17 patients received open small doubleincision procedure (the SDI group) . The perioperative, follow-up and imaging data were compared between the two groups. [Results] All the 38 patients had surgical procedures performed smoothly without serious complications, such as neurovascular injuries. The MDA group proved significantly superior to the SDI group in terms of total incision length and intraoperative fluoroscopy (P<0.05) . All the patients were followed up for 12-30 months, with an average of (16.37±3.56) months, without a statistically significant difference in the time to re- sume full-weight bearing activity between the two groups (P>0.05) . The VAS score significantly decreased, whereas the Constant-Murley score and UCLA score significantly increased in both groups at 1 month, 6 months after surgery and at the last follow-up compared with those preoperatively (P<0.05) , however, which were not statistically different between the two groups at any matching time points (P>0.05) . Radiographically, the acromioclavicular distance (AC) and coracoclavicular distance measured in both groups decreased significantly 6 months after surgery and at the latest follow-up compared with those preoperatively (P<0.05) , whereas which were not significantly differ- ent between the two groups at any corresponding time point (P>0.05) . [Conclusion] Both modified direct anterior arthroscopy and open pro- cedure with double small incisions for reduction and fixation of acute acromioclavicular dislocation by using self-made adjustable suture loop and double mini plates do achieve satisfactory clinical outcomes, the former has advantages of smaller incision and less fluoroscopy.