Case Study: HAGL-lesion (HAGL:Humeral Avulsion Glenohumeral Ligament)

Schulthess Klinik

Status: Completed

Conditions: Shoulder Injuries and Disorders

Treatments: Procedure: Arthroscopically repair of the anterior shoulder instability

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01805050

HAGL

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study shows a new technique which has been implemented at the schulthess clinic to improve the outcome after an correction of an anterior instability in the shoulder joint due to a HAGL lesion.

Full description

The aim of the study is to describe and document the results of a case serie after an arthroscopically intervention to correct the anterior instability in the shoulder joint with one primary parameter (WOSI-Score) and several secondary parameters, which are used in the daily clinical routine (e.g.clinical examination, several questionnaires). The results of these parameters will be used to document the mid-term results (> 1 year after surgery).

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• arthroscopically repair of the anterior instability of the shoulder due an HAGL lesion (performed by Dr. M. Flury, Dr. H.-K. Schwyzer or Dr. Ph. Frey at the Schulthess Klinik)
• patients ≥18 years
• written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• additional surgeries at the affected side after the index surgery (arthroscopically repair of the anterior instability due an HAGL lesion)
• non-compliance
• disorders which handicap or inhibit the patient to follow the orders of the clinical testers
• request of the patient

Trial design

6 participants in 1 patient group

New Technique

Description:

All patients who underwent surgical repair of the anterior instability due an HAGL lesion.

Treatment:

Procedure: Arthroscopically repair of the anterior shoulder instability