Greater tuberosity fractures are not a continuation of Hill-Sachs lesions, but do they have a similar etiology?

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unclear whether greater tuberosity fractures (GTF) in the setting of a shoulder dislocation are due to an avulsion of the rotator cuff or a result of an extensive Hill-Sachs lesion (HSL). To explore whether these lesions have similar etiology, the primary aim of this study is to compare the postinjury morphology of the proximal humerus after GTF and HSL.

Methods

Computed tomography scans of 19 patients with HSL and 18 patients with GTF after first-time shoulder dislocations were analyzed. We assessed the location by measuring height in relation to the highest point of the humerus and angles for the origin (most medial point of lesion), center, and endpoint (most lateral point of lesion) between GTF and HSL and the bicipital groove. For both GTF and HSL, we a

SUBMITTER: Alkaduhimi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9091784 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature