Download PDF
CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Joints 2017; 05(02): 127-130
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603675
Technical Note
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Arthroscopic Reduction with Endobutton Fixation for Glenoid Fracture

Ettore Taverna
1   Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy
,
Vincenzo Guarrella
1   Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy
,
Michael Thomas Freehill
2   Wake Forest University Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
,
Guido Garavaglia
3   Servizio di Chirurgia dell'Arto Superiore, OBV, Mendrisio, Switzerland
› Author Affiliations
Further Information

Publication History

Publication Date:
28 July 2017 (online)

   Permissions and Reprints

Abstract

Glenoid rim fractures, accompanied by acute glenohumeral dislocation or subluxation usually results in persistent instability. Traditionally open reduction and internal fixation has been recommended in displaced intra-articular glenoid fractures. However, open reduction is difficult, and it may not be possible to address the associated intra-articular soft-tissue injuries. A few reports of arthroscopic-assisted fixation of these fractures have been recently published. The most anatomic method for addressing an acute glenoid rim lesion is a reduction (either open or arthroscopic) and internal fixation. We are reporting a case of arthroscopic reduction and fixation of a glenoid fracture utilizing Endobuttons with clinical and radiological results at 18 months follow-up.

Keywords

glenoid - fracture - fixation - arthroscopy - Endobutton - shoulder dislocation
 

  • References

  • 1 van Oostveen DP, Temmerman OP, Burger BJ, van Noort A, Robinson M. Glenoid fractures: a review of pathology, classification, treatment and results. Acta Orthop Belg 2014; 80 (01) 88-98
    PubMedSearch in Google Scholar
  • 2 Sugaya H, Kon Y, Tsuchiya A. Arthroscopic repair of glenoid fractures using suture anchors. Arthroscopy 2005; 21 (05) 635 . Doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2005.02.006
    PubMedSearch in Google Scholar
  • 3 Cameron SE. Arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation of an anterior glenoid fracture. Arthroscopy 1998; 14 (07) 743-746
    CrossrefPubMedSearch in Google Scholar
  • 4 Porcellini G, Campi F, Paladini P. Arthroscopic approach to acute bony Bankart lesion. Arthroscopy 2002; 18 (07) 764-769
    CrossrefPubMedSearch in Google Scholar
  • 5 Taverna E, D'Ambrosi R, Perfetti C, Garavaglia G. Arthroscopic bone graft procedure for anterior inferior glenohumeral instability. Arthrosc Tech 2014; 3 (06) e653-e660
    CrossrefPubMedSearch in Google Scholar