title: Recurrent anterior dislocation of shoulder joint.
abstract: 111 patients with fresh dislocation of shoulder joint were treated with modified Putti-Platt procedure. Of these, 17 had recurrent anterior dislocation. 13 patients were followed up on the average for 25 years. According to Rowe criteria, 10 patients (76.9%) showed excellent results, 2 (15.4%) good, and (7.7%) fair. No recurrence and restriction of external rotation were found. Clinical experience and fetal investigation on congenital factors of recurrent shoulder dislocation were described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Ruij in Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000196:embryology