title: Bioabsorbable tacks for arthroscopic treatment of recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation.
abstract: Seventy-eight patients (82 shoulders) with symptomatic, recurrent anterior post-traumatic shoulder instability and Bankart lesions were operated on with bioabsorbable tacks (Suretac fixators). All the patients were followed by an independent observer, with a median follow-up period of 27 (21-63) months. The recurrence rate was 8/82 (10%). The median Rowe score was 93 (37-100) points. The median Constant score for the index shoulders was 90 (34-100) points, compared with 93 (80-100) points for 59 non-operated healthy shoulders from the same cohort (P=0.03). The external rotation in abduction was 93 (50-135) degrees compared with 105 (75-145) degrees for the control shoulders (P=0.0018). Arthroscopic shoulder stabilization using bioabsorbable Suretac fixators appears to produce reliable results if used in patients with post-traumatic shoulder instability and a Bankart lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrens University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kartus
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ejerhed
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gunnarsson
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lundin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swärd
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D020679:Arthroscopes; D019723:Endoscopes; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012008:Recurrence; D012399:Rotation; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome