The shoulder is the most frequently dislocated joint, with an incidence of 10 to 20 per 100,000 each year. The optimum number of anchors to use in arthroscopic stabilization is a topic of growing interest; most surgeons use 3. Our stabilization technique is to commonly use only a single suture anchor to purse-string the capsulolabral tissue up and toward the glenoid. This study aimed to ascertain whether successful stabilization can be achieved with fewer than 3 anchors.Our study comprised 114 consecutive patients with anterior instability and a Bankart lesion undergoing arthroscopic stabilization with 4 years of follow-up. Outcome was measured by Oxford Instability Score (OIS) and recurrence of instability or dislocation. Patient demographics were 86.8

作者：Caroline, Witney-Lagen；Namal, Perera；Sarah, Rubin；Balachandran, Venkateswaran

来源：Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2014 年 23卷 3期