Case Reports
Severe Chondrolysis of the Glenohumeral Joint After Shoulder Thermal Capsulorrhaphy
Am J Orthop. 2009 February;38(2):E34-E37
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Benjamin R. Coobs, BS, and Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD
Mr. Coobs is Medical Student, and Dr. LaPrade is Professor,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Over the past decade, thermal capsulorrhaphy procedures have had relatively few complications.1-3 More recently, reports of glenohumeral chondrolysis after arthroscopy and thermal shrinkage procedures have raised concerns.4-6 In this article, we present the cases of 2 young patients who presented to our institution for evaluation of devastating glenohumeral chondrolysis after shoulder arthroscopy procedures.