title: [Arthroscopic Surgical Technique and its Short-term Results in the Treatment of Relapsing Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder.].
abstract: In the submitted paper the autors describe the arthroscopic technique of treatment of relapsing anterior and combined low-anterior dislocation of the shoulder. The principle is a three-layer reconstruction tehchnique of the anterior portion of the joint. It involves reinsertion of the ruptured complex labrum-ligaments, three glenohumoral ligaments and the tendon of the m. subscapularis on the anterior surface of the cervix of the scapula blood stained in advance. Across the listed structures 4-6 U-shaped stitches which are pulled through a canal bored in the cervix of the scapula on the dorsal side and these stitches are fastened by knots over the fascia of the m. infraspinatus. Another modification of this technique is knotting of dorsally drawn fibres across an absorbable foil on the dorsal surface of the neck of the scapula. For after-treatment for four weeks a ready made shoulder dressing of LINK Co. is applied. In the submitted paper the authors give an account of the early results obtained in 11 operated patients who were treated by this technique of ventral arthroscopic capsulorraphy. The follow-up period was 16-33 months (average 24 months). Key words: dislocation of the shoulder, operating technique, arthroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Abt. Orthopädie u. Orthopäd. Chirurgie, A. ö. Krankenhaus Zwettl, Osterreich.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weissinger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keppel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thenner