title: The inside-out Bankart procedure.
abstract: Bankart capsulorraphy for recurrent shoulder instability produces predictable results. Time-consuming, technically demanding details of the procedure, however, discourage its use. A simplified technique and new instrumentation solving these limitations was used in 69 procedures, all performed by the same surgeon. Seventy-eight percent of these procedures were reviewed independently at a minimum of 2 years followup: 77% were asymptomatic, 12% had minimal symptoms, and 11% had residual problems. Instability recurred in six patients and was associated with a significant traumatic event in five. Thus, the inside-out Bankart modifications were effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia 29208.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ellison
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*