RemplissageShoulder instability a b s t r a c t Recurrent glenohumeral instability is challenging to treat when large bony defects are present in the anterior glenoid and there is a large HilleSachs lesion. We present a case with extensive glenoid and humeral bone loss treated with open Latarjet procedure combined with posterior arthroscopic Remplissage. 3.5 years after surgery, there have been no dislocations or any subjective signs of instability. After half a year, the patient was able to return to work as an airline pilot. Constant score has improved from 33 to 74 and the Oxford instability score from 8 to 46. We find that in young patients with difficult instability combining the Latarjet and Remplissage is a good and replicable method.Copyright ª 2013, Professor P K Surendran Memorial Education Foundation. Publishing Services by Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.
IntroductionRecurrent glenohumeral instability is challenging to treat when large bony defects are present in the anterior glenoid and there is a large HilleSachs lesion. We present a case with extensive glenoid and humeral bone loss treated with open Latarjet procedure combined with posterior arthroscopic Remplissage. At the time of operation the patient was 32 years old, a healthy physically fit male who sustained his first glenohumeral dislocation of the left shoulder 12 years before in a skiing accident. The initial treatment was conservative. The shoulder became increasingly unstable and frequent dislocations occurred with only minor external force. The patient estimated that more than one hundred dislocations had occurred in the left shoulder.The patient worked as an airline pilot. The grave instability made it virtually impossible to reach the upper controls of an airliner. The dislocations were usually not painful and the patient was able to relocate the shoulder by himself.
The preoperative findingsIn clinical examination the shoulder was unstable in the anterior direction. The apprehension test resulted in subluxation which the patient instantly relocated by himself. The Constant score was 33 and the Oxford instability score 8. MRI and CT scans showed a large anterior bony glenoid lesion with a large engaging HilleSachs lesion. Early signs of arthrosis were seen in the inferior part of the glenoid. The form of the glenoid was the kind which Burkhart et al have described as a banana glenoid (Fig. 1). 1,2 The Latarjet procedure was chosen to control the anterior instability because of the sling effect of the conjoined tendon. * Corresponding author. Hospital NEO, Joukahaisenkatu 6, 20520 Turku, Finland. Tel.: þ358 400 597978.E-mail address: juha.ranne@hospitalneo.com (J.O. Ranne).Available online at www.sciencedirect.com journal homepage: w ww.el sevier.com/locate /jor j o u r n a l o f o r t h o p a e d i c s 1 0 ( 2 0 1 3 ) 4 6 e4 8