Return to Sport After Coracoid Bone Block Transfer for Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shoulder dislocations can be devastating for an athlete. Coracoid bone block transfer is often used for the treatment of recurrent shoulder instability.

Questions/purposes

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the rate and mean time of return to sport in athletes after a coracoid bone block transfer at the pre-operative level of competition, a lower level, or a different level. We also sought to determine how return to sport rates after a coracoid bone block procedure compared with rates after several comparator interventions. Finally, we looked to determine the post-operative clinical outcomes and complications reported after a coracoid bone block procedure.

Methods

We systematically searched three databases (PubMed, Embase, and MEDLINE) for s

SUBMITTER: Nadeem IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7534889 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature