Dislocations

Data on dislocations published by researchers at University of British Columbia

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, September 11th, 2009

According to recent research from Vancouver, Canada, "The bony conformity of the glenoid and humeral head articular surfaces provides some of the stability of the shoulder. Frequently, patients with recurrent dislocations have bony deficits in one or both of these surfaces."

"Glenohumeral instability with substantial glenoid defects or ell-aging Hill-Sachs lesions poses a difficult challenge for orthopedic surgeons. Burkhart and colleagues' report a 67% recurrence rate using only soft-tissue repair in patients with recurrent dislocations and glenoid bony defects. Treatment options for glenoid bony defects vary from soft-tissue repair only if the defect is small to bone...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2009-09-11)

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