Glenohumeral joint instability in normal adolescents. Incidence and significance
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Emery, RJ; Mullaji, AB
- Source
- Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume; May 1991, Vol. 73 Issue: 3 p406-408, 3p
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 0301620X
One hundred and fifty asymptomatic shoulders in 75 schoolchildren were studied. The shoulders were tested for instability and a hyperextensometer was used to assess joint laxity. Signs of instability were found in 57% of the shoulders in boys and 48% in girls; the commonest sign was a positive posterior drawer test which was found in 63 shoulders. A positive sulcus sign was found in 17 shoulders and 17 subjects had signs of multidirectional instability. General joint laxity was not a feature of subjects whose shoulders had positive instability signs.