HYPOPLASIA OF THE GLENOID - A REVIEW OF 16 PATIENTS

We reviewed the records of sixteen patients, fifteen to sixty-two year s old, who had glenoid hypoplasia with or without an associated deform ity of the humeral head. The patients were divided into three groups: those who had bilateral glenoid hypoplasia without instability of the shoulder (Group I), those who had bilateral glenoid hypoplasia with in stability of the shoulder (Group II), and those who had unilateral gle noid hypoplasia with deformity of the humeral head (Group III). When f irst seen by us, thirteen of the sixteen patients had pain in the shou lder, which they had noted after an increase in their previous level o f activity. All were managed with a specific rehabilitation program fo r the shoulder. The patients were followed for an average of five year s, and most were able to return to their previous level of activity wi th the resolution of the symptoms.