http://dx.doi.or 1060-1872/& 2 aedic Founda Einstein Colleg er Orthopaedic aedic Founda reprint reques enwich, CT. EManagement of the athlete who has failed one or more prior primary shoulder stabilization procedures is a great challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. With the risk of recurrence of instability being greater in the revision setting, a systematic approach to treat these patients is...

The annual prevalence and incidence of people consulting for a shoulder condition is about 2.4% in the UK [1]. Shoulder pain in the population is also a longterm disabling symptom with about 50% complaining of symptoms 3 years after onset[2]. Common conditions that can result in chronic shoulder pain include rotator cuff disorders, frozen shoulder, shoulder instability, and shoulder arthritis. ...

Treating shoulder multidirectional instability with an open stabilization procedure has been reported to have good results. However, few studies exist of arthroscopic plication, especially in overhead athletes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of arthroscopic pancapsular plication for multidirectional instability in overhead athletes.Twenty-three athletes with sym...

A guest editorial on the multidirectional instability of the shoulder.

BACKGROUND The results of open and arthroscopic instability repairs have been shown to be equivalent in recent literature. PURPOSE To compare the time to recurrence (TTR) of instability and disease-specific outcome measures in patients undergoing open and arthroscopic Bankart repair. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS Patients with recurrent traumatic anterior should...

BACKGROUND Shoulder instability is an important clinical problem. Arthroscopic surgery is an established treatment modality in shoulder instability, but it continues to be associated with a high rate of recurrences and complications. The purpose of the study was to analyze late outcomes of arthroscopic repair of Bankart lesions in patients with post-traumatic anterior shoulder instability and n...

Little research has been conducted evaluating surgical trends during the past 10 years and subsequent procedure risk factors for patients undergoing bone-blocking procedures for the treatment of anterior shoulder instability. The Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database was queried between 2003 and 2014 to identify patients undergoing soft tissue or bone-blocking procedures f...