RESEARCH ARTICLE
Lateral Clavicular Autograft for Repair of Reverse Hill-Sachs Defect
Ravikiran Shenoy 1, Srinath Kamineni*, 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2011Volume: 5
First Page: 49
Last Page: 51
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-5-49
DOI: 10.2174/1874325001105010049
Article History:
Received Date: 26/11/2010Revision Received Date: 7/2/2011
Acceptance Date: 15/2/2011
Electronic publication date: 16/3/2011
Collection year: 2011

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Abstract
Posterior dislocations of the shoulder joint can result in an impression fracture over the anteromedial humeral head, termed the reverse Hill-Sachs lesion, the presence of which can contribute to recurrent dislocations. Methods described to repair this defect include using allografts, iliac crest and coracoid process autografts, and bone graft substitutes. We describe a novel technique using the lateral end of the ipsilateral clavicle as an autograft in a 78 year old man with a reverse Hill Sachs lesion. This graft can be harvested through the same incision and does not compromise the stability of the acromioclavicular joint or any future shoulder arthroplasty.