Current Evidence on Open and Arthroscopic Bristow-Latarjet Procedure

Abstract

The Bristow-Latarjet procedure became the cornerstone treatment for anterior shoulder instability with significant glenoid bone loss. The “triple locking effect” include reconstruction of the glenoid concavity, tendinomuscular subscapularis lock-up and capsular repair. With the arising of minimal invasive techniques like arthroscopy, it is important to assure its noninferiority compared to conventional approaches in terms of graft positioning, nonunion or osteolysis, screw positioning, postoperative pain, recurrence, minor complications and postoperative osteoarthritis. In this article, the authors present recent literature comparing the results between conventional and arthroscopic coracoid transfer procedures.