Transposition of coracoacromial ligament to humerus in treatment of vertical shoulder joint instability
✍ Scribed by J. Ovesen; J. O. Søjbjerg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 295 KB
- Volume
- 106
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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✦ Synopsis
Treatment of experimental distal subluxation in the shoulder joint was achieved by transposition of the coracoacromial ligament and its bony attachment from the acromion to the lesser tuberosity of the humerus This transposition also reduced external rotation in the first 400 of abduction The method, which was applied in two clinical cases of distal subluxation, proves reasonable from a biomechanical point of view and yields satisfactory primary clinical results.
Clinically, distal subluxation or vertical instability of the shoulder joint has been reported following fractures of the neck of the humerus, especially in cases involving the greater tuberosity l 10 l, in combined multidirectional instability l 5 l, in paresis of the arm l 2, 4 l, and in shoulder-joint arthroplasty using a nonconstrained prosthesis l 9 l.
The purpose of the present paper is to present a method developed for treating symptomatic distal shoulder-joint subluxation The method is based upon experimental studies performed to this end.