Management of Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation by Arthroscopic Repair

Abstract Introduction: This study aims to assess the results of patients with recurrent shoulder dislocation treated with arthroscopic Bankart repair. Patients and Method: 31 patients (26 males and 5 females, with an average age of 28.7) were treated with arthroscopic Bankart repair from 2017 to 2018. Those with multidirectional instability, posterior shoulder instability and more-than-25% Hill-Sachs defects, along with those who had prior shoulder surgeries were excluded. Average follow-up time after surgery is 15.13 months. Frequency of pre-operative dislocation, post-operative dislocation, functional status and daily activity performance were evaluated. The results were assessed using CONSTANT score. Results: One patient had post-operative dislocation (3.23%). One patient had post-operative joint adhesion (3.23%). Assessment using CONSTANT score showed an excellent result in 67.4%, good in 12.9%, moderate in 12.9% and average in 6.46%. There was no case with poor result. One patient had post-operative dislocation due to a sport injury. Conclusions: Arthroscopic repair is a modern technology, and is being used widely in diagnosing and treating shoulder lesions. This study shows that arthroscopic repair for recurrent shoulder dislocation may bring good result for patients. Keywords: Shoulder instability, arthroscopy, Bankart.

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Reducing Shoulder by Vertical Traction: A One-Man Method for Shoulder Reduction

Advances in Orthopedic Surgery ◽

10.1155/2016/9301869 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hayat Ahmad Khan ◽

Younis Kamal ◽

Mohammad Ashraf Khan ◽

Munir Farooq ◽

Naseemul Gani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Learning Curve ◽

Shoulder Dislocation ◽

Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ◽

Greater Tuberosity ◽

Traction Method ◽

Joint Dislocations ◽

Good Technique ◽

Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation ◽

Glenohumeral Dislocation

Fifty percent of joint dislocations reported to the emergency department are of shoulder joint. Various techniques are used to reduce the shoulder and Spaso technique is the least known to the orthopaedic residents which is a simple one-man vertical traction method of shoulder reduction. We evaluated the effectiveness of vertical traction method for anterior shoulder dislocation by orthopaedic residents. Sixty consecutive patients of anterior glenohumeral dislocation attending the emergency department of our hospital were taken up for the study. The reduction was done using Spaso technique. Right shoulder was dislocated in 40 patients and 31 patients had recurrent shoulder dislocation. In 55 patients, shoulder was reduced without the use of any anaesthesia. In patients where no anaesthesia was used, the time of traction ranged from 45 seconds to 5 minutes, while under anaesthesia the time of traction ranged from 1 to 4 minutes. Twenty-one patients had associated greater tuberosity fracture which did not affect the method of reduction and all of them were reducible. No complication was reported, and all the patients were satisfied with the method. In conclusion vertical traction method is a good technique for reducing anterior shoulder dislocation with an easy learning curve among the residents and no complication has been reported so far.

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