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Failed Glenohumeral Instability Surgery

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The success of shoulder instability repair relies on proper patient selection and good surgical technique. This chapter gives an overview of different causes for failure of instability surgery and how to deal with it. A practical approach on history taking, clinical examination and workup is described, besides a rationale for treatment, including revision surgery.

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  3. Shoulder and Upper Limb Department, St. Luke's Hospital, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

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Gomes, N.S., Aramberri, M., Fonte, H. (2023). Failed Glenohumeral Instability Surgery. In: Milano, G., Grasso, A., Brzóska, R., Kovačič, L. (eds) Shoulder Arthroscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-66868-9_29

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