title: Bankart operation for recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder using suture anchor.
abstract: Between June 1989 and December 1994, a total of 19 patients (20 shoulders) underwent open repair of Bankart lesions using suture anchors. Subscapularis muscle and anterior capsule were cut as one layer and sutured end to end without overlap. Coracoid osteotomy was not necessary. Average follow-up was 53.6 months (range: 24-90 months). Clinical evaluation using the Rowe functional grading system showed 15 shoulders had excellent results, 3 shoulders had good results, and 1 patient was lost to follow-up. There were no complications and no failures with recurrence of dislocation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Russell's Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bhagia
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012008:Recurrence; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques