Latarjet Procedure to Restore Glenohumeral Stability in a Patient With a Postage Stamp Fracture.

ABSTRACT: The "postage stamp fracture" is an anterior glenoid rim fracture following arthroscopic repair of a Bankart lesion. Often occurring at the time of an acute trauma, a fracture line propagates though the previous Bankart repair anchor sites, resulting in recurrent anterior instability of the glenohumeral joint. The resultant glenoid rim fracture edge gives a similar appearance as the edge of a stamp, with the osseous edge having the classic "perforation" pattern. When patients present with a postage stamp fracture, even in the setting of subcritical glenoid bone loss, we believe that additional soft-tissue stabilization procedures and/or fracture fixation pose a significant risk of failure. In our opinion, a Latarjet procedure is recommended in a majority of patients with a postage stamp fra

SUBMITTER: Liles J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9984731 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature