Volume 129, Number 6, 753-755, DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0721-8

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A modification of the McLaughlin procedure for persistent posterior shoulder instability: technical note

C. P. Charalambous, T. K. Gullett and M. J. Ravenscroft

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Abstract

We describe a modification of the McLaughlin procedure for persistent posterior shoulder instability following posterior glenohumeral dislocation with a large antero-medial reverse Hill-Sachs lesion. In the original McLaughlin description, the subscapularis was divided close to its insertion to the lesser tuberosity and sutured into the reverse Hill-Sachs lesion using bone drill holes. In our newly described technique, the subscapularis tendon is not divided but is instead plicated into the reverse Hill-Sachs lesion using suture anchors inserted in the humeral head defect. We present the case of a patient with persistent posterior instability following traumatic posterior glenohumeral dislocation, successfully treated with our new technique.

Keywords  Shoulder dislocation - Posterior dislocation - Upper extremity - Shoulder technique - Mc Laughlin technique

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