Evaluation of Glenohumeral Joint Kinematics Following the Latarjet and Eden‐Hybinette Procedures a Dynamic Radiostereometric Cadaver Study

Anterior shoulder instability with glenoid bone lesion can be treated with the Eden-Hybinette procedure utilizing a tricortical iliac crest bone graft or the Latarjet procedure. This study aimed to evaluate the glenohumeral joint (GHJ) kinematics throughout an external shoulder rotation following the Eden-Hybinette and Latarjet procedures. Nine human specimens were examined with dynamic radiostereometry during a GHJ external rotation with anteriorly directed loads from 0 to 30 N. In 30- and 60-degree GHJ abduction, the kinematics (measured as the humeral head center and contact point) was sequentially recorded for a 15% anterior glenoid bone lesion, the Eden-Hybinette, and the Latarjet procedure. The Latarjet and Eden-Hybinette procedures resulted in up to 9.7 mm (95%CI 0.5; 18.8) more posterior and a 7.4 mm (95%CI 0.3; 14.4) superior humeral head center location compared to the glenoid bone lesion. With 0-20 N anterior directed loads, the Latarjet procedure resulted in a more posterior humeral head center and contact point of up to 7.6 mm (95%CI 3.6; 11.5), especially in 60 degrees of GHJ abduction, compared to the Eden-Hybinette procedure. Opposite, at 30 N anterior-directed load, the Eden-Hybinette procedure resulted in a more posterior humeral head center of up to 7.6 mm (95%CI 0.3; 14.9) in 30 degrees GHJ abduction compared to the Latarjet procedure. The results support considering the Latarjet procedures in patients who need the stabilizing effect with the arm in the abducted and externally rotated position (e.g., throwers) and the Eden-Hybinette procedure in patients exposed to high anterior-directed loads with the arm at lower abduction angles (e.g., epilepsia).