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Do nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs affect the outcome of arthroscopic B ankart repair?
Author(s) -
Blomquist J.,
Solheim E.,
Liavaag S.,
Baste V.,
Havelin L. I.
Publication year - 2014
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/sms.12233
Subject(s) - nonsteroidal , medicine , anti inflammatory , affect (linguistics) , pharmacology , psychology , communication
To achieve pain control after arthroscopic shoulder surgery, nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs ( NSAID s) are a complement to other analgesics. However, experimental studies have raised concerns that these drugs may have a detrimental effect on soft tissue‐to‐bone healing and, thus, have a negative effect on the outcome. We wanted to investigate if there are any differences in the clinical outcome after the arthroscopic B ankart procedure for patients who received NSAID s prescription compared with those who did not. 477 patients with a primary arthroscopic B ankart procedure were identified in the N orwegian shoulder instability register and included in the study. 32.5% received prescription of NSAID s post‐operatively. 370 (78%) of the patients answered a follow‐up questionnaire containing the W estern O ntario S houlder I nstability index ( WOSI ). Mean follow‐up was 21 months. WOSI at follow‐up were 75% in the NSAID group and 74% in the control group. 12% of the patients in the NSAID group and 14% in the control group reported recurrence of instability. The reoperation rate was 5% in both groups. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups. Prescription of short‐term post‐operative NSAID treatment in the post‐operative period did not influence on the functional outcome after arthroscopic B ankart procedures.