Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
October 2023
Purpose: Recurrent anterior shoulder instability caused by critical bone loss of the glenoid is a challenging condition for shoulder surgeons. The purpose of this prospective multicenter trial was to compare the arthroscopic transfer of the coracoid process (Latarjet procedure) with the arthroscopic reconstruction of the glenoid using iliac crest autografts.
Methods: A prospective multi-center trial was performed in nine orthopaedic centres in Austria, Germany and Switzerland between July 2015 and August 2021.
Background: Retears after rotator cuff repair (RCR) have been associated with poor clinical results. Meaningful data regarding the role of arthroscopic revision RCR are sparse thus far.
Purpose/hypothesis: To investigate results after arthroscopic revision RCR.
Hypothesis: This study investigated the hypothesis that reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) in combination with an isolated latissimus dorsi tendon (LDT) transfer in patients with pseudoparalysis of abduction and external rotation (combined loss of active elevation and external rotation [CLEER] syndrome) would demonstrate improved postoperative functional results.
Methods: This study was a retrospective single-surgeon case series of 13 consecutive patients with CLEER who underwent RSA without subscapularis repair and combined with an isolated LDT transfer. We reviewed 10 patients (77%), at a minimum of 2 years, with 3 cases lost to follow-up.