Return to Sports After Arthroscopic Anterior Stabilization in Patients Aged Younger Than 25 Years

Sporting Activity After Arthroscopic Bankart Repair for Chronic Glenohumeral Instability

“…9,[11][12][13] Several studies have reported on the return to sporting activity after arthroscopic Bankart repair compared with the pre-trauma activity level. 7,11,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] However, because the primary dislocation dates back many years, this comparison fails to meet the specific situation of patients with chronic shoulder instability. These patients want to be counseled about what they may expect from surgery compared with their current situation.…”

Outcomes After Arthroscopic Bankart Repair in Adolescent Athletes Participating in Collision and Contact Sports

“…The success rate was 94% at a mean follow-up of 5 years. Ozturk et al 26 reported on a series of 53 patients aged younger than 25 years who underwent arthroscopic capsulolabral repair with an 87% clinical success rate and a mean follow-up of 27 months. Voos et al 32 reported on a series of 73 patients with a mean age of 32.6 years who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair.…”

Open and Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization

“…Male athletes are at greater risk than female athletes, in part due to the higher rate of participation in contact sports. Ligamentous laxity confers a greater risk of dislocation and subluxation of the glenohumeral joint 8,9 . Finally, younger patients are at higher risk than those older than thirty years of age 9,14-20 .…”

“…The risk factors associated with treatment failure (recurrent instability or functional deficits) following arthroscopic operative repair include age, sex, presence of an osseous Bankart and/or a large Hill-Sachs (cortical depression in the posterolateral part of the humeral head) 6 lesion, participation in competitive collision sports or sports that entail forcible overhead shoulder activity, hypermobility, and number of (typically, more than three) instability episodes prior to operation [7][8][9][10] . As a result, there has been a recent shift toward open stabilization in high-risk patients Disclosure: None of the authors received payments or services, either directly or indirectly (i.e., via his or her institution), from a third party in support of any aspect of this work.…”