Abstract
In the last decade many changes happened in arthroscopic shoulder instability treratment. As all arthroscopic procedures cause less pain and early rehabilitation. Stabilisation techniques began with very demanding transglenoid suture techniques. After innovation and developments of suture anchors, arthroscopic stabilisation becam safe and reliable operation. Bankart repair with anchors and arthroscopic knot is a well-accepted method in anterior instability. The stronger the repair is, patient can return daily and sports activities earlier and safer. Treatment of capsular laxity is still controversial. Shrinkage with radio-frequency was presented in last years for tretment of laxity in unidirectional and multidirectional instabilities. Despite its easy application, treatment principles are not clear and the long-term results are unknown yet. New capsular plication with arthroscopic suture might be alternative and more reliable method but it needs great experience in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Some lesions such as SLAP may diagnosed and treted arthroscopically easily. Further more arthroscopic labrum repair after first traumatic dislocation is getting widely accepted in younger patients because of high recurrence rate. An overview of thermal shrinkage, multidirectional instability, associated lesions and treatment of first traumatic dislocation will be discussed in this symposium.
Theses abstracts were prepared by Professor Dr. Frantz Langlais. Correspondence should be addressed to him at EFORT Central Office, Freihofstrasse 22, CH-8700 Küsnacht, Switzerland.
