Latarjet Procedure

According to published results, free bone graft transfer and the Latarjet procedure demonstrated clinically similar outcomes for patients with anterior shoulder instability and glenoid bone loss at 5 years.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In his presentation at Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, said an open Bankart repair may not be enough for treatment of a second shoulder dislocation with 6% glenoid bone loss in a high school linebacker.

SAN ANTONIO — Presented results showed the Latarjet procedure yielded positive short-term and long-term outcomes for North American patients with anterior glenohumeral instability.

According to results published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, isokinetic strength testing may predict return to sport outcomes for athletes who undergo a Latarjet procedure for glenohumeral instability.

For patients with anterior shoulder instability, revision open Latarjet surgery after failed arthroscopic Bankart repair may yield comparable outcomes vs. primary open Latarjet surgery, according to published results.

Arthroscopic Latarjet as a revision option for failed arthroscopic Bankart repair may yield satisfactory patient-reported outcomes with low rates of complications and recurrent instability, according to published results.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed the open Latarjet procedure may have a steep learning curve with a considerable decrease in surgical time after 15 cases.

SAN FRANCISCO — According to results presented here, ChatGPT-4 may provide patients with accurate and reliable medical information on the Latarjet procedure for anterior shoulder instability.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Augustus D. Mazzocca, MD, discussed the technical pearls of the Latarjet procedure for patients with shoulder instability, bone loss and glenoid fractures.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Arthroscopic bone blocks may eventually surpass Latarjet and remplissage as the preeminent bone grafting technique for shoulder instability, according to data presented here.