Anatomic Reduction and Fixation for Glenoid Fractures: The Kissing Anchor Technique.

ABSTRACT: Up to one fifth of glenoid fractures are intra-articular and associated with recurrent anterior dislocation. Surgery is often the indicated treatment, and as with many other articular fractures, it aims for a perfectly congruent and flush reconstruction of the articular surface to avoid the onset of secondary degenerative joint diseases. The purpose of this paper is to describe a reproducible, simple arthroscopic technique that uses suture anchors to fix the glenoid fragment with a strong and stable construct called "kissing anchors." This method provides the advantages of both direct and indirect stabilizing effects. It applies 2 anchors, one inside the fragment and the other inside the fracture bed, to stabilize and fix the fragment, and is adequately associated with labrum refixation, w

SUBMITTER: Gervasi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7451734 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature