Shoulder Instability Flashcards
What is the shoulder joint much less stable than?
Hip ball and socket joint
What are types of static stabilizations in the shoulder?
Ligaments
Capsule
Bony anatomy
What is a dynamic stabilizer in the shoulder?
Muscles
What are the different types of instabilities in the shoulder?
Traumatic
Atraumatic
Acquired
Who is shoulder instability more common in?
3x more common in men than women
What is traumatic instability?
Subluxation
Dislocation
What can a shoulder dislocation lead to?
Hill-Sachs lesion
Boney bankart
Labral tear
Axillary nerve injury
What is a bankart lesion?
Tear of glenoid labrum in the anterior region
What is a reverse bankart lesion?
Tear of glenoid labrum in the posterior region
What is a Hills-Sach lesion?
Injury to humeral head due to anterior dislocation
What is the most common type of disability?
Anterior disability (ER, abduction, anterior directed force)
What are the causes of atraumatic instability?
Anatomical anomaly
General laxity
Poor muscle balance
Scapular dyskinesis
Connective tissue diseases (Ehlers-Danlos and Marfan syndrome)
What are the causes of acquired instability?
Gradual development of laxity (pitchers)
Excessive ER
Posterior GH joint capsular tightness
Strength imbalance
What is the clinical presentation of someone with traumatic instability?
Shoulder pain but localized to tissues involved (scared to move arm out from body)
What is the clinical presentation of someone with atraumatic instability?
Multi joint hyper mobility
Atrophy of shoulder girdle
Dysfunctional movement patterns