adolescent shoulder injuries: consensus and controversies by dean c. taylor, and kevin l. krasinski...

Adolescent Shoulder Injuries: Consensus and Controversies

by Dean C. Taylor, and Kevin L. Krasinski

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 91(2):462-473

February 1, 2009

Dean C. Taylor, and Kevin L. Krasinski J Bone Joint Surg Am 2009;91:462-473

External rotation (A and B) and internal rotation (C and D) comparison radiographs of a skeletally immature patient with Little Leaguer's shoulder.

With abduction and external rotation of a normal shoulder, tension develops reciprocally and equally in the anterior (AIGHL) and posterior (PIGHL) bands of the inferior glenohumeral

ligament.

When there is contraction of the posterior aspect of the capsule, the posterior band of the inferior glenohumeral ligament (PIGHL) shortens, the glenohumeral contact point shifts

posteriorly, and the allowable arc of external rotation increases substantiall...

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