Long-term Outcome after Posterior Opening Glenoid Wedge Osteotomy for Posterior Shoulder Instability Associated with Excessive Glenoid Retroversion

Treatment of posterior shoulder instability (PSI) associated with excessive glenoid retroversion is a rare, challenging problem in shoulder surgery. One proposed technique is posterior opening wedge glenoid osteotomy to correct excessive glenoid retroversion as described by Scott. However, this operation is rarely performed and limited long-term outcomes using this approach are available. It was the goal to analyze long-term outcome of posterior open wedge glenoid osteotomy for PSI associated with excessive glenoid retroversion.

Source: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - June 30, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Manuel Waltensp ül, Thomas Häller, Lukas Ernstbrunner, Sabine Wyss, Karl Wieser, Christian Gerber Tags: Original Article Source Type: research