Glenoid Avulsion of the Glenohumeral Ligament Repair Through a Single Working Portal

Caleb Shin; Alvarho Guzman; Aryan Haratian; Jenna Borovinsky; Erin Youn; Patrick McGahan; James Chen

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2022.11.004

Glenoid Avulsion of the Glenohumeral Ligament Repair Through a Single Working Portal

Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Jan 18;12(2):e285-e289. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2022.11.004. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Caleb Shin¹, Alvarho Guzman¹, Aryan Haratian¹, Jenna Borovinsky¹, Erin Youn¹, Patrick McGahan¹, James Chen¹

Affiliation

¹ Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Abstract

Glenoid avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament (GAGL) is a traumatic cause of shoulder instability. GAGL lesions are a rare shoulder pathology most commonly reported as a source of anterior shoulder instability, with no current reports implicating this pathology as a cause of posterior instability. Satisfactory surgical repairs of GAGL lesions with anterior shoulder instability have been well documented; however, this Technical Note highlights the successful repair of a posterior GAGL lesion through a single working portal with suture anchor fixation of the posterior capsule.