A simple method of shoulder arthrodesis

A simple method of shoulder arthrodesis.

A new technique of shoulder fusion is presented using a posterior approach. After removal of the articular cartilage, a Rush pin is introduced from the spine of the scapula, through the glenoid into the medullary canal of the humerus. This is supplemented by tension-band wiring from the acromion to the neck of the humerus and a muscle pedicle graft attached to the acromion. A shoulder spica is ...

A simple method of arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.

Eighty-seven feet have been reviewed after arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint stabilised by chromic catgut. Radiological union was present in 90% of patients at the mean review time of six years. Twenty-four patients had significant metatarsalgia before operation and only two failed to improve afterwards. Excellent or good subjective results were reported in 94% of patients at r...

Compression Arthrodesis of the Shoulder.

Predictable and rapid arthrodesis of the shoulder is the aim of any operation. Albert was reported to have attempted it in 188 1 and since then many techniques have been evolved, both intra-articular and extra-articular, either alone or with the use of bone grafts and internal fixation. The Research Committee of the American Orthopaedic Association in 1942 drew attention to the fact that none o...

Arthrodesis of Shoulder : A Case Report

Treatment of complications of shoulder arthrodesis.

A reconstructive osteotomy was performed to correct symptomatic malposition after arthrodesis of the shoulder in nine of fourteen patients who had complications related to the arthrodesis. The clinical position of the arm in relation to the trunk was determined with the method described by Rowe. Malposition was primarily the result of fusion in more than 15 degrees of either flexion or abductio...