Management of bone loss in recurrent traumatic anterior shoulder instability: a survey of North American surgeons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of bone loss in recurrent traumatic anterior shoulder instability remains a topic of debate and controversy in the orthopedic community. The purpose of this study was to survey members of 4 North American orthopedic surgeon associations to assess management trends for bone loss in recurrent anterior shoulder instability.

Methods

An online survey was distributed to all members of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and Canadian Orthopaedic Association and to fellow members of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. The survey comprised 3 sections assessing the demographic characteristics of survey respondents, the influence of prognostic factors on surgical decision making, and the operative m

SUBMITTER: Bois AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7479034 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature