Long-term results of the open Latarjet procedure for recurrent anterior shoulder instability in patients older than 40 years

Background: Age older than 40 years at surgery is known to be an independent risk factor for outcome after the Latarjet procedure. So far, no long-term results about the Latarjet procedure in elderly are available. It was the purpose to analyze long-term results of the open Latarjet procedure for recurrent anterior shoulder instability in patients older 40 years.

Source: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - May 22, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Lukas Ernstbrunner, Lara Wartmann, Stefan Zimmermann, Pascal Schenk, Karl Wieser, Christian Gerber Source Type: research