Editorial Commentary: Shoulder Bone Loss for Dummies: A Reproducible Technique for Quantifying Glenohumeral Osseous Defects

Recent research has questioned the decades-old benchmark for “critical” anterior glenoid bone loss. As little as 13.5% bone loss may portend suboptimal patient outcomes after arthroscopic Bankart repair for anterior shoulder instability. The flat anterior glenoid morphology provides a quick method for reliably estimating subcritical, clinically significan t glenoid bone loss, potentially supplanting the “inverted pear.” Furthermore, as the bone loss debate forges on, the shoulder community would be wise to establish a universal measurement method to base research and clinical decisions on.
Source: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research