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Locked posterior glenohumeral dislocations with a reverse Hill-Sachs impaction fracture involving less than 30% of the humeral head are most frequently treated with lesser tuberosity transfer into the defect, whereas those involving more than 50% undergo humeral head arthroplasty. Reconstruction of the defect with segmental femoral osteochondral allografts has been proposed to treat patients between these two ranges, but the medium-/long-term outcomes of this joint-preserving procedure are controversial.


Clinical Trial Description

Twelve patients with a unilateral locked posterior shoulder dislocation and at least 30% (mean 31%) impaction of the humeral head were treated with segmental reconstruction of the defect with fresh-frozen humeral head osteochondral allografts. Patients were assessed clinically, radiographically and with computed tomography (CT) at a medium follow-up of 66 months (range, 24-225).All twelve shoulders presented a slight limitation in anterior elevation ;


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NCT number NCT04823455
Study type Interventional
Source Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
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Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date June 5, 2020
Completion date August 5, 2024