AANA19 Shoulder Access Pass-Scope vs. Open Latarjet - Featured Lecture-Dr. Hannan Mullett, M.D.

Scope vs. Open Latarjet - Featured Lecture-Dr. Hannan Mullett, M.D.

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Dr. Kelly presents on shoulder instability treatments, focusing on open versus arthroscopic Latarjet procedures in Ireland, where collision sports cause severe injuries. His research and meta-analysis of 896 patients showed open Latarjet yields better graft placement, fewer complications, lower recurrence, and quicker surgery compared to arthroscopic Latarjet, which has higher revision and neurological complication rates despite claims of better cosmesis. He emphasizes that the open approach is cost-effective, cosmetically acceptable, reproducible, safe, and reliable, advocating to retain it as the preferred method for treating shoulder instability in collision athletes.

Keywords

shoulder instability

Latarjet procedure

open vs arthroscopic surgery

collision sports injuries

shoulder surgery outcomes