Summary
The evidence base describing surgical treatment of intraarticular glenoid fractures
is poor, consisting only of case series. Surgical treatment of glenoid fractures led
to excellent or good results in 85% (71 - 100%) of patients, and 57% (40 - 67%) of
patients reported no pain at follow-up, based on pooled estimates from four small
case series. Since intraarticular glenoid fractures are uncommon, observational studies
are likely the only cost effective way to evaluate the outcomes following surgical
treatment of this fracture.
