Shoulder Surgery
A 22-year-old rugby player presents with recurrent anterior shoulder dislocations. He had his first dislocation at age 18 during a tackle and has had 5 subsequent episodes. MRI arthrogram shows an anteroinferior labral tear (Bankart lesion) and a posterolateral humeral head defect (Hill-Sachs lesion). CT with 3D reconstruction shows 18% glenoid bone loss. He wishes to return to contact sports. Regarding anterior shoulder instability:
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Anterior shoulder instability is the most common direction of instability (95%); recurrence risk fac...
Glenoid bone loss greater than 20-25% (inverted pear glenoid) is a critical threshold for considerin...
Posterior instability is more common than anterior; first-time dislocations in elderly patients have...
Arthroscopic Bankart repair is indicated for anteroinferior labral tears without significant bone lo...
The Latarjet procedure transfers the coracoid with the conjoined tendon to the anterior glenoid, pro...
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