Shoulder arthrodesis using combined internal and external fixation : A review of 9 cases


Published online: Dec 27 2007

Michel Vancabeke, Bruno Baillon, Pascal Rémy, Frédéric Schuind, Franz Burny

From Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

A technique of shoulder arthrodesis is presented. Fixation of the arthrodesis combines scapulohumeral half-frame Hoffmann external fixation and internal fixation using a cancellous screw. Cancellous bone autografts are packed at the site of arthrodesis. The functional results of nine cases are presented.

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