The management of bone loss associated with anterior shoulder instability remains a challenge. Contemporary goals for treatment include stable reduction, prevention of redislocation, restoration of motion and strength, and an early return to functional activities. Current reconstructive procedures address restoration of the functional integrity of the anterior capsulolabral complex as well as b...

Background: Shoulder instability is a common complaint, with treatment depending on the severity of bony defect. Advancements in arthroscopic techniques have allowed for less invasive surgery decreased postoperative pain, improved graft placement, and better visualization. Indications: Large defects glenoid require bone block augmentation to reduce recurrent instability. In this presentation, a...

OBJECTIVE Analyze the postoperative follow-up of patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy for treatment of anterior instability and correlate with the prevalence of recurrence. METHODS A six-question survey was applied by phone and mail to 65 patients, seeking information on the current result of the surgical procedure. All patients were treated arthroscopically for anterior shoulder instabil...

Postoperative function and recurrence rates are reportedly similar following open and arthroscopic procedures for recurrent anterior instability of the shoulder. However, various studies have reported greater restriction of shoulder mobility with open stabilisation. Sixty-two patients with post-traumatic recurrent anterior instability of the shoulder underwent anatomic reconstruction of the cap...

©2004 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery doi:10.1302/0301-620X.86B4. 15014 $2.00 J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2004;86-B:469-79. Anterior dislocation of the glenohumeral joint is a common injury of young people playing contact sport and may progress to recurrent episodes of symptomatic instability. The usual treatment for a primary dislocation is a short period of immobilisation follo...

We report a retrospective study of 46 patients with continuing difficulties after anterior reconstruction of a shoulder for instability. In 31 patients instability was still present; in 12 of these, posterior or multidirectional instability had not been recognised and a further 11 had an uncorrected anatomical defect. In 20 patients with significant pain there was often more than one cause: imp...

Anterior shoulder instability is a common orthopaedic problem, and the surgical treatment, both open and arthroscopic, has been shown to effectively restore stability and prevent recurrence. However, despite success with these surgical techniques, there are several clinically relevant complications associated with both open and arthroscopic techniques for anterior shoulder stabilization. These ...

An unconscious 21-year-old male was brought to our emergency room (ER) three hours after ingesting 2 g of tramadol and 400 mg of methadone. He had one episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizure before arriving to the ER. After regaining of consciousness, the patient complained from pain in his right shoulder. Anterior dislocation of the patient’s shoulder was confirmed on plain x-ray (Figure 1...