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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec 10;10(4):e20.00184.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00184.

A Novel Surgical Technique for Glenoid Reconstruction in the Trauma Setting With a Distal Tibia Allograft: A Case Report

James Harrison  1 , Galen Sanderson, Colin V Crickard, James Hammond
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Case Reports

A Novel Surgical Technique for Glenoid Reconstruction in the Trauma Setting With a Distal Tibia Allograft: A Case Report

James Harrison et al. JBJS Case Connect. .

Abstract

Case: A 21-year-old woman presented with a chronic fracture dislocation of her left shoulder after striking a submerged tree during a watersport activity. She was initially treated at an outside hospital, where she underwent open reduction and internal fixation of her posterior scapula. She presented 8 weeks after index procedure with pain and severely decreased range of motion. Her comminuted and displaced fracture comprising 70% of the anterior superior glenoid was surgically reconstructed using a distal tibia allograft (DTA), resulting in a functional shoulder.

Conclusion: A DTA is a feasible option to reconstruct the glenoid surface in fracture dislocations of the shoulder with a significant loss of the articular surface.

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Disclosure: The Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest forms are provided with the online version of the article (http://links.lww.com/JBJSCC/B321).

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