Florence Dauzère1, Amélie Faraud1, Julie Lebon1, Marie Faruch2, Pierre Mansat1, Nicolas Bonnevialle3,4. 1. Département de chirurgie Orthopédique, Hôpital Riquet, CHU de Toulouse, Place Baylac, 31059, Toulouse, France. 2. Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Riquet, CHU de Toulouse, Place Baylac, 31059, Toulouse, France. 3. Département de chirurgie Orthopédique, Hôpital Riquet, CHU de Toulouse, Place Baylac, 31059, Toulouse, France. nicolasbonnevialle@yahoo.fr. 4. Laboratoire de Biomécanique, IMFT CNRS UMR 5502, Hôpital Riquet, Place Baylac, 31059, Toulouse, France. nicolasbonnevialle@yahoo.fr.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyse the learning curve and complication rate of the open Latarjet procedure. METHODS: The first 68 Latarjet procedures performed by a single surgeon for chronic anterior shoulder instability were reviewed retrospectively. The standard open surgical technique was followed faithfully during each procedure. Post-operative complications were taken from patient medical records. Post-operative evaluation consisted of clinical and radiological assessments. RESULTS: The rate of early (<3 months) clinical complications was 7.4 % (5.9 % haematoma, 1.5 % neurological deficit), and the delayed complication rate was 7.3 %. Early complication rate, duration of surgery (mean 65 min; 35-135) and hospital stay (mean 3 days; 1-4) were significantly reduced as experience increased (respectively; P = 0.03, ρ = - 0.3; P = 0.009, ρ = - 0.3; P < 0.0001, ρ = - 0.6). On the radiographs, the bone block was healed and in perfect position in 87 % of cases, with no effect of surgical experience (P = 0.3, ρ = 0.1). The rate of complications on radiographs was 17 %: 11 % partial lysis, 2 % complete lysis and 4 % non-union. No recurrence of instability was found after an average follow-up of 21 months. CONCLUSION: Despite a high rate of post-operative complications, the morbidity of Latarjet procedure remains low. A surgeon's experience significantly affects the surgery duration and the occurrence of early complications. The main radiological complication is partial lysis of the bone block. After a short learning curve, the clinical outcomes of the Latarjet procedure appear to be satisfactory and reproducible. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyse the learning curve and complication rate of the open Latarjet procedure. METHODS: The first 68 Latarjet procedures performed by a single surgeon for chronic anterior shoulder instability were reviewed retrospectively. The standard open surgical technique was followed faithfully during each procedure. Post-operative complications were taken from patient medical records. Post-operative evaluation consisted of clinical and radiological assessments. RESULTS: The rate of early (<3 months) clinical complications was 7.4 % (5.9 % haematoma, 1.5 % neurological deficit), and the delayed complication rate was 7.3 %. Early complication rate, duration of surgery (mean 65 min; 35-135) and hospital stay (mean 3 days; 1-4) were significantly reduced as experience increased (respectively; P = 0.03, ρ = - 0.3; P = 0.009, ρ = - 0.3; P < 0.0001, ρ = - 0.6). On the radiographs, the bone block was healed and in perfect position in 87 % of cases, with no effect of surgical experience (P = 0.3, ρ = 0.1). The rate of complications on radiographs was 17 %: 11 % partial lysis, 2 % complete lysis and 4 % non-union. No recurrence of instability was found after an average follow-up of 21 months. CONCLUSION: Despite a high rate of post-operative complications, the morbidity of Latarjet procedure remains low. A surgeon's experience significantly affects the surgery duration and the occurrence of early complications. The main radiological complication is partial lysis of the bone block. After a short learning curve, the clinical outcomes of the Latarjet procedure appear to be satisfactory and reproducible. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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