title: No difference between knotless sutures and suture anchors in arthroscopic repair of Bankart lesions in collision athletes.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical results of knotless and knot-tying suture anchors in arthroscopic Bankart repair of collision athletes. Thirty-eight athletes underwent arthroscopic Bankart repairs. The mean age of the patients at the time of surgery was 23 years. Bio-Knot-tying anchors were used in 18 patients, and Bio-Knotless suture anchors were used in 20 patients. Preoperative and postoperative evaluations were performed by Rowe scores. At the end of 40 months follow-up, both the knot-tying and the knotless suture anchor groups had similar postoperative results. There were no differences between Knot-Tying and Knotless repair about late disengagement and re-dislocation in this patient group. Knotless repair provided secure and low-profile repair without introducing complexities to the procedure of arthroscopic knot tying one.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital, Acibadem University, Tekin sok:8, Kadikoy, 34718, Istanbul, Turkey. bariskocaoglu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kocaoglu
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guven
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nalbantoglu
authors.forename: Nuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Haklar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D053441:Suture Anchors; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult