Shoulder arthrodesis using combined internal and external fixation: a review of 9 cases.
A technique of shoulder arthrodesis is presented. Fixation of the arthrodesis combines scapulohumeral half-frame Hoffmann external fixation and internal fixation using a cancellous screw. Cancellous bone autografts are packed at the site of arthrodesis. The functional results of nine cases are presented.
Vancabeke
Michel
M
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. michelvancabeke@hotmail.com
Baillon
Bruno
B
Rémy
Pascal
P
Schuind
Frédéric
F
Burny
Franz
F
D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D011184:Postoperative Period; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous