title: Surgery for atraumatic anterior-inferior shoulder instability. A modified capsular shift evaluated in 20 patients followed for 3 years.
abstract: We operated on 20 patients with nontraumatic anterior or anterior-inferior shoulder instability by a modified capsular shift with longitudinal incision of the capsule medially and a bony fixation of the inferior flap to the glenoid and labrum in the 1-3 o'clock position. All patients had tried physiotherapy for a minimum of 1 year. The mean age at the time of surgery was 26 (15-55) years. The mean follow-up was 38 (30-54) months. All patients were examined by an independent observer. The average Rowe score increased to 91 points from 25 preoperatively. 15/20 had little, if any, limitation in sports activities. After 3 years, 1 patient suffered recurrent subluxations and another had a redislocation.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic University Hospital, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steinbeck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jerosch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome