title: Arthroscopic Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction Without Subscapularis Split.
abstract: The role of bone loss from the anterior glenoid in recurrent shoulder instability has been well established. We present a completely arthroscopic technique for reconstructing the anterior glenoid with distal tibial allograft and without a subscapularis split. We perform the arthroscopy in the lateral position. We measure and size an allograft distal tibial graft and place it arthroscopically. We use an inside-out medial portal to introduce the graft into the shoulder, passing it through the rotator interval and above the subscapularis. A double-cannula system is used to pass the graft, which is temporarily fixed with K-wires and held in place with cannulated screws. We then perform a Bankart-like repair of the soft tissues to balance the shoulder and augment our repair. Our technique is not only anatomic in the re-creation of the glenoid surface but also anatomic in the preservation of the coracoid and subscapularis tendon and repair of the capsulolabral complex.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University and the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Ivan H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University and the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urquhart