title: COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF METAL ANCHORS IN SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY.
abstract: To identify the complications concerning the use of metal anchors in shoulder arthroscopic procedures.
  
  
  METHODS
  28 shoulders of 28 patients (23 male and 5 female) have been re-operated in the period between December 1997 and August 2007, at Hospital Ortopédico, Belo Horizonte Hospital and Military Police Hospital in Belo Horizonte, MG, as a result of complications such as loose anchors and prominent anchors. The primary surgeries intended to treat 20 anterior traumatic instabilities (71.5%), one posterior instability (3.5%), one slap injury (3.5%), six procedures for treating injuries on the rotator cuff (21.5%). We used the X-ray classification suggested by Samilson and Prieto and Outerbridge arthroscopic classification for assessing patients' degree of arthrosis. All patients were evaluated by the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) index criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all patients, arthroscopic reviews were made. In two cases, after anchors removal, clinical signs of instability were seen, leading to the decision of providing open stabilization by Latarjet-Patte technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the complications with metallic-suture anchors result from inappropriate surgical techniques applied in arthroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Shoulder Group, Hospital Ortopédico and Hospital Belo Horizonte.
authors.forename: Glaydson Gomes
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Godinho
authors.affiliation: Shoulder Group, Hospital Ortopédico and Hospital da Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: Flavio Oliveira
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: França
authors.affiliation: Shoulder Group, Hospital Ortopédico and Hospital Belo Horizonte.
authors.forename: José Marcio
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alves Freitas
authors.affiliation: Shoulder Group, Hospital Ortopédico and Hospital Belo Horizonte.
authors.forename: Paulo Nascimento
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.affiliation: Shoulder Group, Hospital Ortopédico and Hospital Belo Horizonte.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Carvalho Leite
keywords: Arthroscopy; Bone anchors; Shoulder joint