- Discussion:
- chronic unreduced dislocations of greater than 6 months duration may
involve significant destruction of the humeral head from large
Hill Sachs lesions or
reverse Hill Sachs defects;
- Treatment:
- these usually require
arthroplasty;
- w/ TSR humeral component is placed in 60 - 75 deg of retroversion
(chronic posterior) or neutral version (chronic anteior);
Chronic unreduced dislocations of the shoulder.
Chronic anterior dislocation of the shoulder.
EL Flatow et al.
J. Shoulder Elbow Surg.
Vol 2. 1993. p 2-10.
