title: Treatment of recurrent anterior dislocation and subluxation of the glenohumeral joint in athletes.
abstract: This series of 93 Putti-Platt arthroplasties performed on 88 athletes without a recurrence and with the return of each athlete to full participation demonstrates the excellence of this procedure. The 5 year average follow-up further confirms this. Only one valid objection was found. This procedure performed on the dominant shoulder definitely restricts the athlete in throwing a baseball or passing a football, and is not advocated where either of these two functions must be preserved. From this series it was found that operative limitation of external rotation to about
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000293:injuries*; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012046:Rehabilitation; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries*