Category Sports Medicine

Treatment of combined bone defects of the humeral head and glenoid: Combined arthroscopic and open technique

OVERVIEW Chapter synopsis Traumatic anterior dislocation of the glenohumeral joint is frequently associated with osseous injury, including glenoid bone loss and impaction fractures of the posterosuperior humeral head (Hill-Sachs lesion). Recognition of osseous defects is critical to preserve the balance…

Treatment of recurrent anterior shoulder instability associated with glenoid bone loss: Distal tibial allograft

OVERVIEW Chapter synopsis Glenoid bone loss is frequently present in patients with recurrent anterior shoulder instability. Key factors indicative of significant glenoid bone loss of more than 20% are instability at midranges of abduction (20–60 degrees) and progressive ease of…

Coracoid transfer: The open latarjet procedure for the treatment of recurrent anterior inferior glenohumeral instability in patients with bone deficiency

OVERVIEW Chapter synopsis The majority of anterior instability cases requiring surgery can be successfully managed with arthroscopic soft tissue repair or reconstruction. In the setting of significant bone defects, however, recurrence is high with isolated arthroscopic Bankart repair. The Latarjet…