Background Traumatic anterior shoulder instability (TASI) accounts for 95% of glenohumeral dislocations and is associated with soft tissue and bony pathoanatomies. Non-operative treatments include ...

A Hill-Sachs lesion is a compression fracture of the posterior lateral humeral head as it strikes the anterior glenoid during an anterior shoulder dislocation. 1 The incidence of a Hill-Sachs ...

Preoperative history The patient is a 23-year-old man who presented to our clinic with right shoulder instability. Past medical history was significant for a prior shoulder dislocation 4 years ago.

The traditional treatment of a first-time anterior shoulder dislocation of reduction and a period of immobilisation should be challenged. The purpose of this review is to assimilate and present the ...

Cite this: Laurie Barclay. Operative Repair Best for First-Time Shoulder Dislocation - Medscape - Jul 26, 2002. Authors and Disclosures Authors and Disclosures Author (s) Laurie Barclay, MD ...