Open AccessEnlargement of Glenoid Defects in Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability
Author(s) -
Shigeto Nakagawa,
Ritsuro Ozaki,
Yasuhiro Take,
Naoko Mizuno,
Tatsuo Mae
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2325-9671
DOI - 10.1177/2325967114529920
Subject(s) - shoulders , medicine , anterior shoulder , instability , glenoid cavity , coracoid , latarjet procedure , bankart repair , bankart lesion , orthodontics , shoulder joint , surgery , physics , mechanics
The glenoid defect is significantly enlarged by damage due to recurrent dislocation and subluxation; therefore, glenoid rim morphology differs markedly between primary and recurrent instability. Glenoid defect size is also influenced by sex and by the type of sport.
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