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Suture anchors are superior to transglenoid sutures in arthroscopic shoulder stabilization.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17157727     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: We retrospectively compared 2 groups of high-demand patients with post-traumatic anterior shoulder instability to determine whether arthroscopic stabilization was superior with transglenoid suture or suture anchors. METHODS: In a retrospective comparative study we investigated the results of 246 high-demand patients, with post-traumatic anterior shoulder instability, who underwent arthroscopic capsulolabral reconstruction: 165 (mean age, 27.5 years; mean follow-up, 80 months) were evaluated after treatment with transglenoid sutures, and 81 (mean age, 26.6 years; mean follow-up, 27 months) were treated with suture anchors in a consecutive period. We compared both techniques with regard to recurrence rate, postoperative complications, range of motion, sport activity, work, and patient satisfaction. RESULTS: In the anchor group recurrent dislocation after surgery occurred in 7 patients (8.7%), all within 18 months postoperatively. This finding was significantly (P = .009) better than that in the transglenoid group, in which recurrent postoperative dislocation occurred in 57 patients (34%), in a period of 0 to 115 months after surgery. Postoperative complications were seen in 4 of 81 patients in the suture anchor group, whereas a significantly (P = .01) higher rate was found in the transglenoid suture group, with 36 complications in 35 of 165 patients. CONCLUSIONS: The data presented in this study suggest that the modern suture anchor technique results in a better outcome after shoulder stabilization, with fewer complications and lower recurrence rates, than the transglenoid repair. We conclude that the suture anchor technique should be a preferred method for arthroscopic shoulder stabilization surgery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, retrospective, comparative therapeutic study.
Authors:
Dirk P H van Oostveen; Ferry J A Schild; Michiel J van Haeff; Daniël B F Saris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1526-3231     ISO Abbreviation:  Arthroscopy     Publication Date:  2006 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-12     Completed Date:  2007-02-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8506498     Medline TA:  Arthroscopy     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1290-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Arthroscopy / methods
Female
Humans
Joint Instability / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data
Patient Selection
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Shoulder Dislocation / surgery*
Suture Techniques* / instrumentation
Treatment Outcome

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