The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 72, Issue 9 1334-1343, Copyright © 1990 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

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Translation of the humeral head on the glenoid with passive glenohumeral motion

DT Harryman, JA Sidles, JM Clark, KJ McQuade, TD Gibb and FA Matsen
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

We have demonstrated that certain passive motions of the glenohumeral joint are reproducibly accompanied by translation of the head of the humerus on the glenoid. We investigated the relationship of these translations to the position of the glenohumeral joint and to applied torques and forces in seven isolated glenohumeral joints from fresh cadavera, using a six-degrees-of-freedom position sensor and a six-axis force and torque transducer. Reproducible and significant translation occurred in an anterior direction with glenohumeral flexion and in a posterior direction with extension. We also observed translation with cross-body movement. The translation occurring with flexion was obligate in that it could not be prevented by the application of an oppositely directed force of thirty to forty newtons. Operative tightening of the posterior portion of the capsule increased the anterior translation on flexion and cross-body movement and caused it to occur earlier in the arc of motion compared with the intact glenohumeral joint. Operative tightening of the posterior part of the capsule also resulted in significant superior translation with flexion of the glenohumeral joint.
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