Surgery

Research from Mayo Clinic yields new findings on surgery

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, May 16th, 2008

"This study reports long-term experience with anterior shoulder capsule stabilization by performing the Bankart repair when labral tearing was present with a laterally based T-capsule repair in both primary and revision surgery. Between 1979 and 1983, 34 patients underwent this procedure," scientists in the United States report.

"They were categorized into a primary group of 22 patients and a revision group of 12 patients who had previous surgery to correct anterior shoulder instability. Patients completed our shoulder questionnaire and a Rowe questionnaire. The mean follow-up was 22 years (range, 11-27 years). No recurrent dislocations developed, 4 patients reported...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2008-05-16)

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