Open Bristow Versus Open Latarjet for Anterior Shoulder Instability in Rugby Players: Radiological and Clinical Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coracoid transfer is a reliable method for managing anterior shoulder instability in athletes who play contact sports; however, differences between the Bristow and Latarjet procedures are unclear.

Purpose

To compare clinical outcomes and rates of bone union and bone resorption of the coracoid process between the open Bristow and open Latarjet procedures in rugby players.

Study design

Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods

Rugby players who underwent an open Bristow or an open Latarjet procedure were retrospectively reviewed for anterior shoulder instability, and 66 shoulders in the Bristow group and 35 in the Latarjet group were included. Graft union and resorption were evaluated using computed tomography at 3 months to 1 year postoperatively. P

SUBMITTER: Tanaka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9118436 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature