An arthroscopic posterior capsulolabral repair is the best procedure to restore the posterior and inferior glenohumeral joint laxity to patients with traumatic posterior shoulder instability, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Biomechanical testing was performed on 16 human shoulders. The shoulder stabilizations were performed either by an open posterior bone block procedure and glenoid-based T-capsulorrhaphy or by an arthroscopic Bankart repair.
Researchers found that there was no significant difference between the translation and intact state for patients after the arthroscopic repair. The bone block repair-capsulorrhaphy was found to cause a significant decrease of posterior translation and posteroinferior translation. When compared with the intact joint, inferior translation after the bone block repair was significantly higher.
Read the abstract comparing procedures for traumatic posterior shoulder instability.
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Biomechanical testing was performed on 16 human shoulders. The shoulder stabilizations were performed either by an open posterior bone block procedure and glenoid-based T-capsulorrhaphy or by an arthroscopic Bankart repair.
Researchers found that there was no significant difference between the translation and intact state for patients after the arthroscopic repair. The bone block repair-capsulorrhaphy was found to cause a significant decrease of posterior translation and posteroinferior translation. When compared with the intact joint, inferior translation after the bone block repair was significantly higher.
Read the abstract comparing procedures for traumatic posterior shoulder instability.
Read other coverage on sports medicine studies:
- Study: Double-Bundle PCL Reconstruction Produces Good Outcomes
- Study Finds Collagen-Producing cells Heal Patients Faster Than Only Plasma for Tendinopathy
- Study: Professional Pitchers With GIRD More Likely to Have Shoulder Injuries