PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to test the strength of a suture capsulorrhaphy repair versus a capsulolabral repair with knotless suture anchors in a cadaveric model with anteroinferior shoulder instability. METHODS Fourteen cadaveric shoulders were tested with either a suture capsulorrhaphy to the intact labrum or a capsulolabral advancement using a knotless suture anchor into the gle...

BACKGROUND Attenuation of the shoulder capsule has been noted during revision surgery for failed thermal capsulorrhaphy. HYPOTHESIS The attenuated capsule seen in patients who have undergone failed thermal capsulorrhaphy will show histologic characteristics distinguishing it from the capsule of normal shoulders and dislocating shoulders. STUDY DESIGN Case control study. METHODS The should...

Implant malposition without capsular contracture is a common problem that has received little attention. Malposition of the implant in the inferior, lateral, or medial direction can be corrected predictably and relatively simply with capsulorrhaphy and mirror-image selective capsulotomy. In addition, capsulorrhaphy can be used to create a smaller pocket to preserve anterior projection and preve...

OBJECTIVE USING BIOMECHANICAL STUDIES, THIS RESEARCH AIMS TO COMPARE HIP CAPSULORRHAPHY IN RABBITS, CARRIED OUT WITH TWO DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES: capsulorrhaphy with simple sutures and with anchors. METHOD Thirteen New Zealand Albino (Oryctolaguscuniculus) male rabbits, twenty-six hip joints, were used. First, a pilot project was performed with three rabbits (six hip joints). This experiment con...

The initial wave of enthusiasm for thermal capsulorrhaphy has subsided. Long-term clinical data were lacking until D'Alessandro et al's prospective study indicated the results were not as promising as the previously reported short-term studies. Complications including obliteration or attenuation of capsular tissue, axillary nerve injury, and chondrolysis have all been reported in recent years f...

Patients who present with global capsular laxity and glenohumeral instability frequently can be treated successfully with shoulder girdle musculature strengthening exercises and activity modification. When such injury is caused by a paralytic shoulder, a rehabilitation program may not be a viable treatment option. Presented in this article are 3 patients with global capsular laxity and glenohum...

Although echinococcal disease of the liver is common in some parts of the world, it is rarely seen in the United States. Even from endemic areas, few reports deal with its treatment during pregnancy. A 25 year old 18 week pregnant Italian woman presented with pruritus and right upper quadrant pain. Ultrasound revealed a cystic lesion in the left lobe of the liver. The cyst was treated by operat...

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