The posterior bone block procedure in posterior shoulder instability: a long-term follow-up study.
We present the long-term outcome, at a median of 18 years (12.8 to 23.5) of open posterior bone block stabilisation for recurrent posterior instability of the shoulder in a heterogenous group of 11 patients previously reported on in 2001 at a median follow-up of six years. We found that five (45%) would not have chosen the operation again, and that four (36%) had further posterior dislocation. Clinical outcome was significantly worse after 18 years than after six years of follow-up (median Rowe score of 60 versus 90 (p = 0.027)). The median Western Ontario Shoulder Index was 60% (37% to 100%) at 18 years' follow-up, which is a moderate score. At the time of surgery four (36%) had glenohumeral radiological osteoarthritis, which was present in all after 18 years. This study showed poor long-term results of the posterior bone block procedure for posterior instability and a high rate of glenohumeral osteoarthritis although three patients with post-traumatic instability were pleased with the result of their operations.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, P. O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. d.meuffels@erasmusmc.nl
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001174:Arthrodesis; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D015994:Incidence; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012008:Recurrence; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome