A modification of the McLaughlin procedure for persistent posterior shoulder instability: technical note

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2009 Jun;129(6):753-5. doi: 10.1007/s00402-008-0721-8. Epub 2008 Aug 16.

Abstract

We describe a modification of the McLaughlin procedure for persistent posterior shoulder instability following posterior glenohumeral dislocation with a large antero-medial reverse Hill-Sachs lesion. In the original McLaughlin description, the subscapularis was divided close to its insertion to the lesser tuberosity and sutured into the reverse Hill-Sachs lesion using bone drill holes. In our newly described technique, the subscapularis tendon is not divided but is instead plicated into the reverse Hill-Sachs lesion using suture anchors inserted in the humeral head defect. We present the case of a patient with persistent posterior instability following traumatic posterior glenohumeral dislocation, successfully treated with our new technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Joint Instability / diagnostic imaging
  • Joint Instability / surgery*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Range of Motion, Articular / physiology
  • Recurrence
  • Shoulder Dislocation / diagnostic imaging
  • Shoulder Dislocation / surgery*
  • Suture Anchors*
  • Tenodesis / methods*