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Arthroscopic Bankart Procedure: Clinical Outcomes with a Minimum Follow-Up of 10 Years

Abstract

Objective

To evaluate the functional outcome of patients submitted to arthroscopic Bankart repair in the long-term.

Methods

Retrospective evaluation of 41 patients (45 shoulders) operated between 1996 and 2009 followed-up for a mean period of 14.89 years. Functional scores were analyzed by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Carter-Rowe scores, physical examination, and analysis of medical records.

Results

The Carter-Rowe score showed an average improvement of 46.11 points, with a final average of 85.89 points, and the UCLA score showed an average improvement of 31.33 points. Ten patients (22.22%) relapsed, with the number of preoperative dislocations being the most correlated factor.

Conclusion

It was demonstrated that the number of preoperative dislocations negatively influenced the failure rate.

Keywords
shoulder; joint instability; arthroscopy; recurrence

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