Posterior deltoid-sparing approach for displaced inferior or posterior glenoid fossa fractures: technical note and case series

Abstract

Scapular surgery has usually been performed through the posterior Judet approach. This approach allows access to the entire posterior scapular body, but causes significant soft tissue damage and detaches the deltoid muscle. To date, there has been no clinical study of a deltoid-preserving approach to access the joint for displaced postero-inferior glenoid fractures (Ideberg type II or Ib). We describe an easy and less invasive approach to the postero-inferior glenoid fossa.

Keywords: Deltoid muscle; Fracture fixation; Glenoid; Organ sparing treatments; Patient positioning; Scapula.