Understanding the Glenoid Avulsion of the Glenohumeral Ligaments as a Cause of Shoulder Instability: Surgical and Postsurgical Management

Abstract

In adolescents and young adults, instability is a common shoulder pathology with a myriad of coexisting soft tissue and bony lesions. When evaluating a patient for the cause of instability, care must be given to assess for the infrequent lesions, including glenoid avulsion of the glenohumeral ligaments. This case example illustrates key points in the diagnosis, surgical, and postsurgical management of this less common cause of anterior shoulder instability.