Abstract:Aim of the study: In the recent literature the development of secondary osteoarthritis that follows recurrent dislocations of the shoulder is seldom discussed although the incidence and the significance of the intra-articular cartilaginous and osteocartilaginous lesions caused by the dislocation as pathogenic factors is indisputable. For this reason, we defined the area and the incidence of the contact between the Hill-Sachs lesion (HSL) and the glenoid with the attempt to specify the relevance as an aetiologi… Show more
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