title: Interest of emergency arthroscopic stabilization in primary shoulder dislocation in young athletes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The recurrence rate after primary shoulder dislocation in young subjects with high functional demand is close to 75%. The present study assessed the interest of emergency arthroscopic stabilization in this specific population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A non-randomized prospective study included 31 athletes under 30 years of age with primary anterior shoulder dislocation. Fifteen were offered emergency stabilization; after informed consent, 14 were enrolled in the "emergency stabilization" group. This was compared to a group matched for age, sport and lesion, managed 1 year previously by "non-operative" treatment (n=17), divided into 2 subgroups: "immobilization" and "secondary stabilization". Continuous prospective assessment of recurrence, return to sport and function (QuickDASH, QDsport, Duplay and Rowe scores) enabled comparison between the 3 groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean follow-up was 19 months for the "emergency stabilization" group and 25 months for the "non-operative" group. There were no failures in the "emergency stabilization" group, compared to a 77% rate in the "non-operative" group with onset at a mean 7.5 months and a mean 2.6 episodes of recurrence. Seven (54%) of the failures of non-operative treatment required secondary stabilization. Ninety-three percent of the "emergency stabilization" group, 44% of the "immobilization" group and 71% of the "secondary stabilization" group resumed sport at least at their pre-dislocation level. Mean Quick DASH was 1.46 in the "emergency stabilization" group, versus 15.28 the "immobilization" group (P<0.05) and 16.96 in the "secondary stabilization" group. Mean Duplay and Rowe scores were respectively 92.9 and 95 in the "emergency stabilization" group, versus 59.44 and 61.1 in the "immobilization" group (P<0.05) and 85 and 93.57 in the "secondary stabilization" group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Emergency arthroscopic stabilization limits recurrence (Kirkley et al.), with better functional results than for secondary stabilization, lesion "freshness" providing a more favorable environment for labral and ligamentary healing. These encouraging results need confirmation over longer follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie, de traumatologie, de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et assistance main, CHRU Jean-Minjoz, université de Franche-Comté, boulevard Fleming, 25030 Besançon, France. Electronic address: jul.uhr@live.fr.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uhring
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie, de traumatologie, de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et assistance main, CHRU Jean-Minjoz, université de Franche-Comté, boulevard Fleming, 25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: P-B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie, de traumatologie, de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et assistance main, CHRU Jean-Minjoz, université de Franche-Comté, boulevard Fleming, 25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rochet
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie, de traumatologie, de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et assistance main, CHRU Jean-Minjoz, université de Franche-Comté, boulevard Fleming, 25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Obert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Arthroscopic stabilization; Athlete; Bankart; Emergency; Shoulder dislocation