Fracture; Glenoid Clinical Trial
Official title:
Clinical Effect of the Axillary Approach to Acute Anterior Glenoid Fractures
Glenoid fractures result in glenohumeral post-trauma arthritis and instability. Operative treatment is indicated for severe fractures. The traditional deltopectoral approach, which requires detachment of the subscapularis, has many drawbacks, including loss of external rotation and suboptimal fixation. Arthroscopic techniques also cannot allow anatomic reduction and biomechanical stability for large fractures. We describe an alternative approach that enters from the axilla through the interval between the rotator cuff and the inferior glenoid, neck and lateral border of the scapula without detachment of the rotator cuff.
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