Ninety-day complication rate based on 532 Latarjet procedures in Dutch hospitals with different operation volumes.

BACKGROUND: In this study, we aimed to provide insight into the 90-day complication rates following the Latarjet procedure. Data from 2015 were collected from multiple hospitals in the Netherlands, with different volumes of Latarjet procedures. Our second aim was to examine which patient and surgical factors were associated with complications. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 13 hospitals between 2015 and 2022. Data regarding complications within 90 days of Latarjet procedures were extracted. The effect of sex, age, body mass index (BMI), smoking, previous shoulder operations, fixation material, hospital volume, screw size, and operation time on the complication rate was assessed by multivariable logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Of the 532 included patients, 58 (10.9%) had complications. The most common complications were material failure (n = 19, 3.6%) and nerve injury (n = 13, 2.4%). The risk of complications was lower for male patients than for female patients (odds ratio, 0.40; 95% confidence interval, 0.21-0.77; P = .006). Age, BMI, smoking, previous shoulder operations, type of fixation material, hospital volume, screw size, and operation time were not associated with complications. CONCLUSION: The 90-day complication rate after the Latarjet procedure was 10.9% and was higher in female patients than in male patients. Age, BMI, smoking, previous shoulder operations, type of fixation material, hospital volume, screw size, and operation time did not affect complication rates. We advise setting up a national registry to prevent under-reporting of complications.

Closed reduction of congenital dislocation of the hip: prediction factors and results.

From 2009 to 2015, 15 infants with a congenital dislocation of the hip were treated with closed reduction under anaesthesia, after first being treated with Pavlik bandaging. A retrospective study was carried out with a minimum follow-up of 1 year to assess the success rate of the procedure and predictive factors. Twelve out of 15 (80%) patients achieved successful reduction. In the successful cases, the Barlow test was positive and the safe zone was 20° or more. In the unsuccessful cases, there was a negative Barlow present in the outpatient clinic and the safe zone was less than 20°. These three cases all had teratologic comorbidity, and required additional surgery in the form of open reduction. Avascular necrosis was noted in one out of 15 (6.7%) patients. In nonteratologic hips, a positive Barlow test with a safe zone of 20° is predictive of a successful closed reduction. In these patients, anaesthesia and arthrography might not be necessary.