title: Glenoid avulsion of the glenohumeral ligaments as a cause of recurrent anterior shoulder instability.
abstract: Although the Bankart lesion is accepted as the primary pathology responsible for recurrent shoulder instability, recognition of other soft-tissue lesions has improved the surgical treatment for this common problem. Whereas humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligaments has been acknowledged as a cause of anterior shoulder instability, we have not found any reported cases of glenoid avulsion of the glenohumeral ligaments. We describe 3 cases of recurrent anterior shoulder instability due to glenoid avulsion of the glenohumeral ligaments. The avulsed ligaments were repaired to the labrum and glenoid, restoring the glenohumeral ligament-labral complex.
authors.affiliation: Sportsmed Orthopaedic Group, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: Eugene M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Patrick N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Siparsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000150:complications*; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries