Use of fresh osteochondral glenoid allograft to treat posteroinferior bone loss in chronic posterior shoulder instability

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2013 Feb;42(2):78-82.

Abstract

We report our experience with the use of fresh glenoid osteochondral allograft in the treatment of a chronic posttraumatic posterior subluxation of the shoulder associated with glenoid bone loss in a 54-year-old recreational football player. Based on the pathoanatomy of the lesion and availability of a bone bank providing fresh allograft, we opted for an open anatomic reconstruction using a fresh glenoid allograft. A posterior approach was used; the prepared allograft was placed in the appropriate anatomic position and fixed with 2 small fragment screws with washers. At 2-year follow-up, the clinical outcome is excellent. This procedure may represent an effective option for the treatment of chronic posterior shoulder instability due to glenoid bone loss. However, the long-term efficacy and the progression of glenohumeral osteoarthritis need to be evaluated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Resorption / surgery*
  • Bone Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Joint Instability / diagnosis
  • Joint Instability / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Shoulder Dislocation / diagnosis
  • Shoulder Dislocation / surgery*
  • Shoulder Joint / surgery*
  • Transplantation, Homologous