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. 2023 Jun 21;16(9):419–431. doi: 10.1007/s12178-023-09852-0

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Fig. 1 — The Glenoid bare spot is located in the center of the inferior glenoid, which is estimated as a perfect circle formed from the contours of the inferior aspect of the glenoid. This landmark, which has been used to measure glenoid bone loss, has come under scrutiny for its lack of reproducibility. (From Saintmard B, Lecouvet F, Rubini A, Dubuc JE. Is the bare spot a valid landmark for glenoid evaluation in arthroscopic Bankart surgery? Acta Orthop Belg. 2009;75(6):736–42. Reprinted with permission according to BOAI open access policy)