The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90:2546-2547.
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Bilateral Shoulder Chondrolysis Following Arthroscopy. A Report of Two Cases

Jonathan C. Levy, MD and Mark Frankle, MD

Corresponding author: Jonathan C. Levy, MD, Holy Cross Orthopaedic Institute, 4725 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308, e-mail: jonlevy123@yahoo.com

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To The Editor:

It is with great interest that we read the recent case report "Bilateral Shoulder Chondrolysis Following Arthroscopy. A Report of Two Cases" (2008;90:1338-44), by Greis et al. The patient they describe had devastating complications following arthroscopy. While the report suggests that the indwelling continuous pain pump was a probable causative factor, we wish to reemphasize that this clinical entity is still poorly understood. It typically presents with a patient complaining of pain and stiffness following shoulder arthroscopy. These patients subsequently have rapid radiographic changes develop, with joint-space narrowing, periarticular erosion, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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