title: Evaluation of glenohumeral instability.
abstract: Glenohumeral instability is a common cause of shoulder disability. A wide spectrum of causes and presentations can make diagnosing subtle instability very difficult. This article describes clinical evaluation of the glenohumeral joint using pertinent components of the patient history, physical examination, and selective imaging to arrive at the diagnosis of glenohumeral instability in the symptomatic patient.
authors.affiliation: Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine, Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, PH-11, New York, NY 10032, USA. ec2195@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Edwin R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Cadet
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed