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Humeral Avulsion of the Glenohumeral Ligament Lesion (aHAGL and pHAGL): Current Concepts in Treatment and Management

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Traumatic glenohumeral instability is typically initiated by a specific traumatic event, followed by episodes of instability with a unidirectional pattern [1].

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Abbreviations

abHAGL:

Anterior bony humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament

AC:

Acromioclavicular

aHAGL:

Anterior humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament

aIGHL:

Anterior-inferior glenohumeral ligament

ALPSA:

Anterior labral periosteal sleeve avulsion

faIGHL:

Floating anterior-inferior glenohumeral ligament

fpIGHL:

Floating posterior-inferior glenohumeral ligament

HAGL:

Humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament

IGHL:

Inferior glenohumeral ligament

IGHLC:

Inferior glenohumeral ligament complex

MR:

Magnetic resonance

pbHAGL:

Posterior bony humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament

pHAGL:

Posterior humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament

pIGHL:

Posterior-inferior glenohumeral ligament

ROM:

Range of motion

SLAP:

Superior labral tear from anterior to posterior

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Proier, P., Buchmann, S., Imhoff, A. (2016). Humeral Avulsion of the Glenohumeral Ligament Lesion (aHAGL and pHAGL): Current Concepts in Treatment and Management. In: Randelli, P., Dejour, D., van Dijk, C., Denti, M., Seil, R. (eds) Arthroscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49376-2_38

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