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Bioabsorbable tacks for arthroscopic treatment of recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation
Author(s) -
Karlsson J.,
Kartus J.,
Ejerhed L.,
Gunnarsson A.C.,
Lundin O.,
Swärd L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00460.x
Subject(s) - shoulders , medicine , bankart lesion , anterior shoulder dislocation , surgery , external rotation , anterior shoulder , arthroscopy
Seventy‐eight patients (82 shoulders) with symptomatic, recurrent anterior post‐traumatic shoulder instability and Bankart lesions were operated on with bioabsorbable tacks (Suretac® fixators). All the patients were followed by an independent observer, with a median follow‐up period of 27 (21–63) months. The recurrence rate was 8/82 (10%). The median Rowe score was 93 (37–100) points. The median Constant score for the index shoulders was 90 (34–100) points, compared with 93 (80–100) points for 59 non‐operated healthy shoulders from the same cohort ( P =0.03). The external rotation in abduction was 93 (50–135)° compared with 105 (75–145)° for the control shoulders ( P =0.0018). Arthroscopic shoulder stabilization using bioabsorbable Suretac® fixators appears to produce reliable results if used in patients with post‐traumatic shoulder instability and a Bankart lesion.