Recovery through kinetotherapy after a Latarjet procedure

Abstract

The Latarjet procedure provides excellent long-term outcomes in the treatment of recurrent anterior glenohumeral instability. Twenty years after the Latarjet procedure, arthritis may develop or progress in 23.5% of cases, but the majority of arthritis is mild. [9] This paper had as its object of study the importance of kinetotherapy in the recovery of the shoulder after a Latarjet procedure. The research also aims upon the importance of a well-developed program, using individualized and rationalized exercises in order to bring a rapid and efficient recovery of the patient. The clinical trial was performed on a 21-year-old practitioner of the handball game and was run for six months. The results obtained after the kinetotherapeutic program are based on the physical and psychological evolution of the subject under study. The recovery program was structured in five phases, depending on the patient's evolution and response after the three evaluations that were made during the recovery process.