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Return to Play After Shoulder Stabilization

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Glenohumeral instability makes up the majority of serious shoulder injuries in football players. These injuries most frequently occur during the competitive season and are especially common in goalkeepers. Young athletes are at an increased risk of recurrent dislocation and may be surgically managed to reduce the rate of instability. Traditional open as well as arthroscopic Bankart repairs have excellent results with excellent rate of return to play. In the presence of significant glenoid bone loss, bone block procedures such as the Latarjet technique have been successfully utilized. Unlike other sport activities which may involve more direct physical contact and overhead activities (rugby, American football), outfield football players can often return to unrestricted play much sooner at 12 weeks. The clinician should consider the pathologic changes, position-specific demands, and the athlete’s motivation when counseling the player about the most appropriate management options.

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  1. Division of Sports Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3200 S Water St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA

    Jason J. Shin M.D., F.R.C.S.C. & Bryson Lesniak M.D.

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  1. UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Volker Musahl

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Jón Karlsson

  3. Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Centre Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Werner Krutsch

  4. Santa Monica, California, USA

    Bert R. Mandelbaum

  5. Clínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, Porto, Portugal

    João Espregueira-Mendes

  6. Orthopaedic Surgery, Aspetar Hospital, Doha, Qatar

    Pieter d'Hooghe

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Shin, J.J., Lesniak, B. (2018). Return to Play After Shoulder Stabilization. In: Musahl, V., Karlsson, J., Krutsch, W., Mandelbaum, B., Espregueira-Mendes, J., d'Hooghe, P. (eds) Return to Play in Football. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55713-6_26

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