Posterior shoulder instability in the contact athlete: a review of the diagnosis, management and outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Posterior shoulder instability should be increasingly recognized in patients with acute shoulder dislocations or instability, while also warranting a high index of suspicion in contact athletes with insidious onset of shoulder pain. Athletes often present with vague symptoms, typically including deep-seated joint pain and frequently without a described acute traumatic event. The contact athlete will often complain of pain with push-ups and bench press, particularly provoked during blocking motions relevant to football linemen and linebackers. In addition to a patulous posterior capsule, bony morphology can contribute to increased risk of posterior shoulder instability, such as a reverse Hill-Sachs lesion, glenoid dysplasia, glenoid retroversion and posterior acromial height. Posterior bone

SUBMITTER: DeFoor MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12598416 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature