title: Repair of Bankart lesions with a suture anchor in recurrent dislocation of the shoulder.
abstract: This study describes the 3-year results of Bankart reconstruction in 50 consecutive patients with posttraumatic, recurrent, anterior instability of the shoulder. A modified procedure, using suture anchors was used in all patients, to simplify the soft-tissue attachment to the glenoid rim. Forty-seven of 50 (94%) patients regained normal stability. Two recurrent dislocations and one subluxation occurred. The functional results according to the Rowe scoring system were satisfactory in 43 of 50 (86%) of the patients, and unsatisfactory in 7 of 50 (14%). Of the patients with unsatisfactory results, 3 had recurrent instability and 4 had not regained normal range of shoulder motion. The suture anchors were found to simplify the procedure, and no specific complications as a result of the modified technique were seen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, East Hospital, Univerisity of Göteberg, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Järvholm
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swärd
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lansing
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods; D012008:Recurrence; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome