Inferior Glenoid Fracture Therapy
.Treatment glenoid fractures of the inferior border, how? • fracture of the base of the coracoid process and glenoid neck fracture • glenoid cavity fracture and disruption of the superior shoulder suspensory complex recurrent instability tends to erode the articular cartilage of the anterior inferior glenoid rim and.
In most cases, the inferior glenoid fractures are associated with a fracture of the scapular body. Arrow demonstrates inferior glenoid fracture. Arthroscopic fixation of scapular fractures incorporating a transverse pattern along the inferior aspect of the glenoid is particularly challenging because of difficulty in accessing this space.
Posterior glenoid, scapular neck, and/or lateral border of scapula.
Glenoid rim fractures are most commonly seen in recurrent anterior shoulder dislocations resulting in the type i antero inferior glenoid rim displaced fracture with 2.5mm maximum fracture gap. Arthroscopic fixation of scapular fractures incorporating a transverse pattern along the inferior aspect of the glenoid is particularly challenging because of difficulty in accessing this space. Anteroinferior fracture of the glenoid. The inferior glenohumeral ligament attached to the inferior half of the anterior glenoid labrum is the arthur sydney blundell described the bankart lesion as a traumatic detachment of the glenoid labrum. However, there are no detailed studies of inferior glenoid fractures, and only brief mentions can be. Eccentric glenoid wear is in the vicinity of an unbalanced joint due to rotator cuff tear, defective union of the. The glenoid cavity is important because it defines the range of motion of the humerus. Comminuted fractures d3 scapula neck and body. • fracture of the base of the coracoid process and glenoid neck fracture • glenoid cavity fracture and disruption of the superior shoulder suspensory complex recurrent instability tends to erode the articular cartilage of the anterior inferior glenoid rim and. Articular fractures d1 glenoid rim d2 glenoid fossa with a. Anterior inferior glenoid fx extending to the scapular neck. Arrow demonstrates inferior glenoid fracture. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty with glenoid bone grafting for anterior glenoid rim fracture. Plain radiography revealed a displaced fracture of the inferior glenoid rim. Comminuted anterior inferior glenoid fracture with anterior inferior dislocation of the humerus (figure 2). The infraglenoid tubercle is the part of the scapula from which the long head of the triceps brachii muscle originates. In most cases, the inferior glenoid fractures are associated with a fracture of the scapular body.