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Review
. 2024 Apr;50(2):395-403.
doi: 10.1007/s00068-023-02357-y. Epub 2023 Aug 29.

Surgical considerations for glenoid bone loss in anterior glenohumeral instability: a narrative review

Zhenhan Deng  1 , Wei Lu  1 , Cailong Liu  2 , Shuguang Gao  3 , Lichuang Wu  2 , Yiheng Ye  2 , Jingyue Su  1 , Jian Xu  4
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Review

Surgical considerations for glenoid bone loss in anterior glenohumeral instability: a narrative review

Zhenhan Deng et al. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: Treatment algorithms may consider many factors like glenoid and humeral bone loss, or scores such as the instability severity index score (ISIS). As most studies only evaluate a part of these factors, there is still no evidence-based consensus estalished. Our study aims to summarize the surgical options for treatment of glenoid bone loss (GBL) in anterior shoulder instability.

Methods: Based on the current available literature, surgical options including Bankart repair and glenoid bone augmentation should be considered while taking into consideration the degree of bone loss which has been divided into < 10%, 10-20% and > 20%.

Results: There are many new techniques evolving including arthroscopic anatomic glenoid reconstruction with bone blocks.

Conclusion: Future long-term outcome studies and randomized controlled trials comparing established techniques will be needed for new evidence-based treatment algorithms.

Keywords: Anterior glenohumeral instability; Glenoid bone loss; Surgical considerations.

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