ARTHROSCOPIC SUTURE REPAIR OF SUPERIOR LABRAL DETACHMENT LESIONS OF THE SHOULDER

Citation
Ld. Field et Fh. Savoie, ARTHROSCOPIC SUTURE REPAIR OF SUPERIOR LABRAL DETACHMENT LESIONS OF THE SHOULDER, American journal of sports medicine, 21(6), 1993, pp. 783-790
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Sport Sciences
ISSN journal
03635465
Volume
21
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
783 - 790
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-5465(1993)21:6<783:ASROSL>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Twenty consecutive patients with superior labral anterior and posterio r lesions of the shoulder involving the biceps attachment to the labru m (Snyder types II and IV) were repaired arthroscopically and reviewed postoperatively to evaluate the efficacy of the technique in the mana gement of this recently described injury pattern. Follow-up time avera ged 21 months (range, 12 to 42). All patients were managed by an arthr oscopic repair technique that included debridement of the frayed labru m and abrasion of the superior glenoid neck, followed by the placement of multiple sutures into the torn labrum-biceps tendon complex using a Caspari suture punch. Patients were reexamined, and the results were quantitated with the shoulder evaluation form of the American Shoulde r and Elbow Surgeons and with the Rowe rating scale. On evaluation, al l patients obtained good or excellent results. This suture technique i s recommended in the management of unstable superior labral detachment lesions of the shoulder.