A local vascularized scapula bone graft to treat posterior glenohumeral instability—an innovative surgical technique
Philipp Lamby, Norbert Heine, Andreas Eigenberger, Christoph Eckstein, Lukas Prantl, Johannes Zellner, Paul Schmitz · 2026
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Description
Philipp Lamby and co-authors described a new shoulder surgery in a 2026 technique paper. The problem is a shoulder joint that slips out toward the back, a rare but disabling fault. When bone or soft tissue loss is large, surgery is often the only fix, and grafts from donors are a common choice.
Donor grafts can shrink or die in about one case in five, which brings the slipping back. The new method uses the patient's own shoulder blade bone, kept on its blood supply, to rebuild the socket. A live graft should heal in place more surely than dead donor bone. The paper lays out the steps for other surgeons to follow and judge.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Philipp Lamby, Norbert Heine, Andreas Eigenberger, Christoph Eckstein, Lukas Prantl, Johannes Zellner, Paul Schmitz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |