Arthroscopic "Bone Block Cerclage" Technique for Posterior Shoulder Instability
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 10, 2025

Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
Abdul-Ilah Hachem1, Rafael Rondanelli S2, Gino Costa D'O2
1Department of Orthopedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
Many open and arthroscopic techniques have been described to treat posterior glenohumeral instability. Multifactorial features of posterior shoulder instability pathoanatomy and varied patient characteristics have challenged the understanding of this condition and have led to dissimilar results, without a strong consensus for the most adequate technique to treat it. We describe an arthroscopic anatomical metal-free posterior glenoid reconstruction technique, using a tricortical iliac crest allograft with 2 ultra-high strength sutures (FiberTape Cerclage System; Arthrex, Naples, FL) with concomitant posterior capsulolabral complex reconstruction procedure.

