E. Neusel et K. Blasius, FOLLOW-UP RESULTS 20 YEARS AFTER SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF HABITUAL VENTRAL SHOULDER LUXATION USING THE EDEN-LANGE TECHNIQUE, Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 116(4), 1997, pp. 217-220
After undergoing an operation according to the Eden-Lange technique, 5
6 patients with recurrent anterior shoulder luxation were re-examined
clinically at an average follow-up period of 20 years. The mean age of
the patients at the time of the operation was 24.9 years; the ratio o
f male to female patients was 2.3:1. The Ellman score (maximum of 27 p
oints), stability tests, reluxation rate and X-ray examinations served
as re-examination criteria. The mean score for the Ellmann test was 1
8.3 points; 29 patients had ventral instability. In the meantime 11 sh
oulders had redislocated. Fifty-one patients had arthrotic alterations
in the operated shoulder. Because of the unsatisfactory functional an
d radiographical results, the Eden-Lange technique can no longer be ac
cepted as the only treatment of choice for anterior shoulder dislocati
on.