Treatment of Chronic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation by Coracoid Osteotomy with or without Bristow-Latarjet Procedure.

Coracoid osteotomy with or without Bristow-Latarjet procedure yielded an acceptable clinical result in this study. This method has the advantages of enlarging the exposure of surgical field, assisting reduction of shoulder, and convenient conversion to Bristow-Latarjet procedure. It is an efficient and reliable method for treatment of chronic anterior shoulder dislocation. A 69-year-old woman diagnosed with right chronic anterior shoulder dislocation with large Hill-Sachs lesion. The latarjet procedure with remplissage technique was applied for this patient.