2009 Cause of Glenoid Rim Fracture

Description: I read with interest the article by Banerjee et al.1 entitled “Glenoid Rim Fracture in Contact Athletes With Absorbable Suture Anchor Reconstruction� in the May 2009 issue of Arthroscopy. They very eloquently describe 3 patients who sustained a glenoid rim fracture caused by cysts that had developed around absorbable implants. Theoretically, however, as the authors point out, development of a cyst or any loss of bone could cause weakness in the glenoid, predisposing toward fracture if the stress is great enough. We have also seen this at our institution, and the cause of the fracture of the glenoid rim may not be associated only with the development of a cyst surrounding the implant.
Arthroscopy Volume 25, Issue 10, Pages 1061-1062 (October 2009) Cause of Glenoid Rim Fracture Scott P. Steinmann, M.D.