Long-Term Restoration of Anterior Shoulder Stability: A Retrospective Analysis of Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Versus Open Latarjet Procedure

Conclusions:
In this retrospective cohort study, the arthroscopic Bankart procedure was inferior to the open Latarjet procedure for repair of recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation. The difference between the 2 procedures with respect to the quality of outcomes significantly increased with follow-up time.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - December 6, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Zimmermann, S. M., Scheyerer, M. J., Farshad, M., Catanzaro, S., Rahm, S., Gerber, C. Tags: Shoulder, Sports Medicine Scientific Articles Source Type: research