BACKGROUND The minimal clinically important difference(MCID)is defined as the smallest meaningful change in a health domain that a patient would identify as important.Thus,an improvement that exceeds the MCID can be u...
BACKGROUND Glenohumeral dislocation is a common injury that may predispose patients to chronic pain and instability.However,there is a paucity of current data available regarding the epidemiological trends of this inj...
BACKGROUND Rotator cuff pathology is a very common source of shoulder pain.Similarly,osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint can cause shoulder pain and produce similar symptoms.Surgical management can be indicated f...
BACKGROUND Intra-articular glenohumeral joint injections are essential procedures for treating various shoulder disorders. Fluoroscopy-guided injections have been extensively used;however, they pose a risk of radiatio...
The glenohumeral joint(GHJ)allows for a wide range of motion,but is also particularly vulnerable to episodes of instability.Anterior GHJ instability is especially frequent among young,athletic populations during conta...
BACKGROUND Scapular fracture has a low incidence rate, accounting for 0.4%-0.9% of allfractures, and scapular neck fractures are extremely rare, comprisingapproximately 7%-25% of all scapular fractures. Scapular neck ...
BACKGROUND Open dislocation of the glenohumeral joint is a very rare complication with only six cases described in the literature. Most cases resulted in severe complications like avascular necrosis of the humeral hea...
Posterior instability of the shoulder is a rare condition and represents about 10% of shoulder instability. It has become more frequently recognized in the last year,even though it is more difficult to diagnose than a...
Synthetic mesh is often used in soft tissue reconstruction after artificial prosthesis replacement for patients with proximal humeral bone tumors.We carried out biomechanical and histological tests on two amputated ex...
Post-instability arthropathy may commonly develop in high-risk patients with a history of recurrent glenohumeral instability,both with and without surgical stabilization.Classically related to anterior shoulder instab...