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Latarjet Procedure for Recurrent Left Shoulder Anterior Instability

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  • The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) posts videos of fellows performing common and complex orthopaedic surgeries in their Orthopaedic Video Theatre (OVT)
  • This is an evidence-based technique video from Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine Surgeons Miho Tanaka, MD, PhD, and Mark Price, MD, PhD, of a latarjet procedure for recurrent left shoulder anterior instability in a 24-year-old male patient
  • Preoperative imaging revealed anterior bone loss such that this injury would not be amenable to soft tissue repair

This video is an evidence-based technique of a Latarjet Procedure for recurrent left shoulder anterior instability in a 24-year-old male patient with indications for this procedure due to continued instability despite significant attempts at conservative treatment. Preoperative imaging revealed anterior bone loss, so this injury would not be amenable to soft tissue repair.

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