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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
TREATMENT OF RECURRENT ANTERIOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION USING THE LATARJET TECHNIQUE
Eduardo Angeli Malavolta1,2, Jorge Antonio Bastos DE Souza1, Jorge Henrique Assunção1
1Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
To describe the functional results, recurrence rate, postoperative radiographic appearance, and complications of patients undergoing the Latarjet procedure over 24 months.
Methods:
Retrospective case series, including adult patients with recurrent traumatic anterior glenohumeral dislocation undergoing the Latarjet procedure. We clinically evaluated patients preoperatively by the Rowe score and at six, 12, and 24 months after the procedure. The positioning, consolidation, and resorption of the graft were analyzed by plain radiography. The recurrence rates and other complications were also described.
Results:
We analyzed 40 patients (41 shoulders). The Rowe score median increased from 25 before surgery to 95 at 24 months after surgery (p < 0.001). We observed graft resorption in three cases (7.3%) and consolidation in 39 (95.1%). Most grafts presented adequate placement. We observed two recurrences (4.8%), one case of dislocation and one of subluxation. Seven patients (17.1%) had a positive apprehension test. The study had no cases of infection, neuropraxia, or graft breakage.
Conclusion:
Latarjet surgery is a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder. This surgery enables a statistically significant improvement according to the Rowe score, with a low number of recurrences.
