title: Bankart arthroscopic procedure: comparative study on use of double or single-thread anchors after a 2-year follow-up.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the use of anchors with double and single-thread loading in the single-row Bankart arthroscopic procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  252 patients (258 shoulders) underwent Bankart arthroscopic surgery with evaluation after a minimum follow-up of 2 years. They underwent repairs either using anchors with single loading of a high-resistance non-absorbable braided thread (206 shoulders; group AS) or using double loading of thread with the same characteristics (52 shoulders; group AD). The patients were evaluated using the UCLA and Carter-Rowe scales. The patients' return to sports activity and recurrences were also compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference between the groups regarding the surgical failure rate (group AS 5.8%; group AD 7.7%; p = 0.62). Group AS presented a better mean Carter-Rowe score (group AS 94.4; group AD 88.6; p < 0.05) and greater return to the same sports level (group AS 79.1; group AD 72.1; p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Use of anchors with double thread loading did not show any clinical advantage for arthroscopic repair of traumatic anterior shoulder instability, in relation to use of single-thread anchors, over a 2-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Hospital and Lifecenter Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Glaydson Gomes
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Godinho
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Hospital and Lifecenter Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Márcio Alves
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Hospital and Lifecenter Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flávio de Oliveira
authors.initials: Fde O
authors.lastname: França
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Hospital and Lifecenter Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flávio Márcio
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: de Lago E Santos
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Hospital and Lifecenter Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alan Arruda
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Aragão
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Hospital and Lifecenter Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Knoll
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Barros
keywords: Joint instability; Shoulder dislocation/epidemiology; Shoulder dislocation/surgery