PURPOSE To analyse the functional and radiological outcomes of the Bristow-Latarjet procedure in patients with recurrent anterior glenohumeral instability. METHODS Records of 29 patients were reviewed retrospectively. Date of first dislocation, injury mechanism, and number of recurring dislocations before and after surgery were recorded. The overall function and stability of the shoulder was ...

The generally-accepted treatment for large, displaced fractures of the glenoid associated with traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder is operative repair. In this study, 14 consecutive patients with large (> 5 mm), displaced (> 2 mm) anteroinferior glenoid rim fractures were treated non-operatively if post-reduction radiographs showed a centred glenohumeral joint. After a mean follow-up...

Subacromial shoulder pain is commonly located to the top and lateral side of the shoulder. It is exaggerated by overhead activity and can be associated with night pain. It is usually associated with full passive range of movement of the glenohumeral joint. The pain originates from the subacromial space of the shoulder, an area made up of the rotator cuff tendons and the subacromial bursa. This ...

Soft-tissue tophaceous deposits have been reported in the finger, carpal tunnel, spine (cervical and lumbar), hip, knee, and Achilles tendon.1,3,6,8,10,13,16 Intraosseous and intradermal sites have also been described, and there is also a report of a tophus being the cause of fracture nonunion.4,5,17 Glenohumeral joint involvement in gouty arthropathy, however, is unusual.7 Tophaceous gout corr...

The glenohumeral joint tuberculosis (TB) is rare as compared with other joints. Plaster immobilization, arthrodesis, and resection arthroplasty have been proposed as the additional treatments with anti-TB medications in severe destructive arthritis. To our knowledge, however, the surgical treatment with shoulder arthroplasty has never been reported. We present two cases of active TB with unsalv...

1. Introduction It is not clear how different portions of the capsuloligaments and muscles contribute to GH stability. Since GH instabilities occur frequently in various shoulder injuries, it is important to understand the restraining forces provided by various structures in the GH-joint. A better understanding of the GH stiffness will also help improve existing shoulder models by including GH ...

Background Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is a common symptom following stroke. Many therapists postulate that GHS may be reduced if the base of support (BOS) is reduced and the centre of mass (COM) is raised as this requires greater postural muscle activity. However, there is little empirical evidence to support this practice. Objective The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate if...

In theory, a prolonged, local infusion of anesthetic into a surgical field should reduce postoperative pain. Recently, disposable products have become available to implement this, but the balance between cost and benefit is controversial. This study evaluated such a device in two specific types of arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder: decompression of the subacromial space and repair of a torn ...

BACKGROUND As for the surgical treatment of the rotator cuff tears, the subscapularis tendon tears have recently received much attention for the mini-open or arthroscopic repair. The results of surgical repair for the subscapularis tendon tear are satisfactory, but the range of external rotation is reported to be restricted after the repair. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the range o...

OBJECTIVES To correlate glenohumeral translation in the anterior/posterior direction with medial and lateral rotation of the humerus. In addition, the length of the anterior and posterior component of the glenohumeral capsuloligamentous complex was varied in order to gain insight into the contribution of each component to limiting translation. All measurements were made with the humerus positio...