title: Arthroscopic capsular advancement for anterior and anterior-inferior shoulder instability: a preliminary report.
abstract: The arthroscopic treatment of anterior and anterior-inferior shoulder instability has been limited by the surgeon's ability to adequately advance the glenohumeral ligament complex medially and superiorly. We describe a modification of the arthroscopic Bankart repair that includes an inferior capsular split. This technique allows up to 2 cm of additional capsular advancement, thus providing greater reduction of the stretched or redundant capsule if necessary. The short-term results in four cases are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tauro
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*