Dr. Bonet is a specialist in Traumatology currently practicing at the Unitrauma center in Valencia. The doctor explains in this article how a dislocation develops in the glenoid joint, one of the most common, as well as the most appropriate treatment.
Among the large joints, the one that usually suffers the greatest dislocation is the gleno-humeral joint, in which the humerus moves out of the joint in front. Most usually occur between the ages of 15 and 29, and are always more frequent in men, up to three times more often than in women.
For the glenoid joint to lose its stability may be associated with a traumatic event or the combination of a congenital or acquired defect of the shoulder stabilizers. The rotator cuff is the main stabilizer and the glenoid labrum and gleno-humeral ligaments are involved in the static stability of the shoulder. Traumatic shoulder instability is associated with damage to the static and dynamic stabilizers, usually with a surgical solution.
It is important that, when an injury takes place, the damage is checked trying to know how the trauma occurred, in addition to carrying out a diagnostic imaging Rx, Ultrasound and Arthro-MRI, as they show the type of injury.
A bad injury healing process can turn a dislocation into what is known as recurrent dislocation, that is to say, that it repeats itself and always ends up having a greater facility to dislocate. The treatment is performed by arthroscopic surgery, which makes it possible to identify and repair such injuries.