A Bristow-Latarjet procedure with specific instrumentation was performed for recurrent dislocation or subluxation of the glenohumeral joint in 34 patients. The procedure was performed through a subscapularis splitting approach with three specific instruments and a special screw. The clinical outcome was assessed by the Duplay and the Constant scores. Radiographic study was conducted on 23 patients and CT scan in 11 patients. Of the 27 patients interviewed 92% were satisfied. Of the 23 patients examined, 15 had an excellent Duplay score, four a good score, three a medium score, and only one had a bad score. One patient had subluxation episodes, and one patient was revised after a redislocation following violent trauma. On the standard radiographs, all bone blocks were in the correct position. A pseudarthrosis was diagnosed in the patient with subluxation episodes. This device simplifies the surgical technique and provides reproducibility to the procedure.Résumé Le procédé de Bristow-Latarjet avec une instrumentation spécifique a été utilisé dans les luxations ou les sub-luxations récidivantes de l'épaule sur 34 patients en utilisant un abord suscaplulaire à l'aide d'instruments spécifiques et d'une vis spéciale. Le suivi clinique a été évalué selon le score de Duplay et de Constant. L'évalua-tion radiologique réalisée sur 23 patients avec un scanner chez 11 patients. Sur les 27 patients interrogés, 92% étaient satisfaits. Sur les 23 patients examinés 15 avaient un excellent score de Duplay, 4 un bon score, 3 un score moyen et un seul un mauvais score. Un patient présentait des épisodes de subluxations résiduelles et un patient a été réopéré après une récidive de la luxation secondaire à un violent traumatisme. Sur les radiographies standard, toutes les butées osseuses sont en position correcte. Une pseudarthrose a été diagnostiquée chez le patient présentant des épisodes de subluxations. Ce matériel simplifie la technique chirurgicale et permet d'avoir une technique reproductible.
There is a benefit to primary defatting. Perfusion steal exists for pedicular and peripheral vascularization. Primary partial defatting of a random-pattern flap is beneficial for distal perfusion, which is attributed to suppression of perfusion steal. Complete defatting is detrimental to flap survival. The fat is indispensable for perfusion of the proximal flap portion and is paradoxically detrimental for the distal region.
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