Treatment type may influence degree of post-dislocation shoulder osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Age at primary dislocation, recurrence, and glenoid bone loss are associated with development of osteoarthritis (OA). However, an overview of OA following traumatic anterior shoulder instability is lacking and it is unclear to what degree type of surgery is associated with development of OA in comparison to non-operative treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the degree of OA at long-term follow-up after non-operative and operative treatments for patients with anterior shoulder instability. Surgery is indicated when patients experience recurrence and this is associated with OA; therefore, it was hypothesized that shoulders show a higher proportion or degree of OA following operative treatment compared to non-operative treatment.

Methods

A literature search

SUBMITTER: Verweij LPE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8225537 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature