Treatment of chronic locked posterior dislocation of the shoulder with the modified McLaughlin procedure.

Background: Locked posterior dislocation of the shoulder (LPDS) is a challenging condition for the orthopedic surgeon. The problem with cases of chronic LPDS is that they may result in worse clinical outcomes because the size of the reverse Hill-Sachs lesion and cartilage damage can increase over time. Multiple treatment strategies have been reported in the literature for the treatment of chronic cases.

Risk Factors for Coracoid Graft Osteolysis after the Open Latarjet Procedure.

 Coracoid osteolysis has been described as a possible complication after the Latarjet procedure. The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors associated to coracoid graft osteolysis and to correlate them with clinical results.  A retrospective review of 38 Latarjet procedures was conducted.

Bone Integration and Prevalence of Radiolucent Lines around the Pegs of Minimally Cemented Glenoid Components in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.

 Glenoid component failure is the main cause of total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) revision, and component design seems to influence the failure rate. The aim of the present study was to clinically and radiographically (through X-rays and computed tomography scan) evaluate the results of TSA using a minimally cemented glenoid component.  Total should arthroplasties performed using the minimally cemented Anchor Peg (DuPuy Synthes, Warsaw, IN, USA) glenoid component between 2008 and 2013 were evaluated.

Intra-articular arthroscopic biceps tenodesis with interference screw: clinical and isokinetic evaluation.

Background: Although biceps tenodesis has been widely used to treat its pathologies, few studies looked at the objective evaluation of elbow strength after this procedure. The purpose of this study is to clinically evaluate patients submitted to long head of the biceps (LHB) tenodesis with interference screws through an intra-articular approach and analyze the results of an isokinetic test to measure elbow flexion and forearm supination strengths.

Methods: Patients who had biceps tenodesis were included in the study if they had a minimum follow-up of 24 months.

Treatment of complex acute proximal humerus fractures using hemiarthroplasty.

Objective: Evaluate the clinical and radiological results of hemiarthroplasty for treatment of complex proximal humerus fractures.

Methods: Sixty-seven patients were included, with follow-up of 12 to 62 months. Mean age was 65 years (44 to 88), and 47 patients were female (70%).