Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal
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Comparative Study
COMPARATIVE STUDY on the MANAGEMENT of GLENOHUMERAL JOINT DISLOCATION. Closed Reduction vs. Arthroscopic Remplissage with Bankart Lesion Repair.
Conservative treatment of posttraumatic anteroinferior shoulder instability leads to a high failure rate and consequently high recurrence in young and active population. Each recurrence can increase the structural damage of both bony structures and soft tissues (Hill-Sachs lesion, Bankart lesion). Remplissage technique combined with Bankart repair have been proposed as a treatment option. ⋯ Conservative management after anterior shoulder dislocation including immobilization in neutral position leads to significantly higher and unacceptable high failure rate compared with early arthroscopic remplissage with Bankart repair. The slight restriction in external rotation post remplissage does not significantly affect the quality of life and return to sports activities and further supports the use of this safe, relatively short procedure, in the management of glenohumeral instability with concurrent Hill-Sachs lesions.
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This retrospective study evaluates the results of wireless tension band wire (WTBW) which is a modified technique of tension band wires (TBW) for Mayo type II A and III A olecranon fractures. In this technique the K-wires of the TBW are replaced by a cerclage wire while keeping the figure of eight wiring.