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. 2022 Dec 13;10(12):23259671221142257.
doi: 10.1177/23259671221142257. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Arthroscopic Bankart Repair With Remplissage as an Alternative to Latarjet for Anterior Glenohumeral Instability With More Than 15% Glenoid Bone Loss

Jeffrey L Horinek  1 , Mariano E Menendez  2 , Pablo Narbona  3 , Alexandre Lädermann  4 , Johannes Barth  5 , Patrick J Denard  2
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Arthroscopic Bankart Repair With Remplissage as an Alternative to Latarjet for Anterior Glenohumeral Instability With More Than 15% Glenoid Bone Loss

Jeffrey L Horinek et al. Orthop J Sports Med. .

Abstract

Background: Surgical management of anterior shoulder instability continues to evolve. The clinical effectiveness of arthroscopic Bankart repair with remplissage (REMP) in patients with increasing glenoid bone loss (GBL) has not been thoroughly compared with Latarjet.

Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to compare 2-year outcomes of REMP versus open Latarjet in patients with >15% GBL. We hypothesized that there would be no difference.

Study design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods: A multicenter, retrospective study was performed on a consecutive series of patients who underwent primary REMP or Latarjet by 4 shoulder specialists between August 2013 and December 2019 for >15% GBL. Procedure performance was based on shared decision making between the surgeon and patient. Baseline and 2-year postoperative range of motion (ROM) and the following patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were collected: Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index, Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation, and visual analog scale for pain. Return to sport, satisfaction, complications, recurrence, and revisions were reviewed.

Results: A total of 47 patients were available for study, including 22 who underwent REMP and 25 who underwent Latarjet. Baseline demographic characteristics, ROM, and PROs were similar between the groups. Mean preoperative GBL (REMP 25.8% ± 7.8% vs Latarjet 25.1% ± 9.0%; P = .800) and off-track lesions (REMP 59.1% vs Latarjet 44.0%; P = .302) were similar. Postoperative change in external rotation favored Latarjet (10° ± 22° vs -4° ± 13°; P = .017). Postoperative PROs, return to the sports (86.4% vs 87.5%; P = .99), and satisfaction (95.5% vs 95.8%; P = .99) were similar between groups. There were no recurrent dislocations in either group. One infected hematoma was encountered in the Latarjet cohort.

Conclusion: At short-term follow-up, the hypothesis was upheld. REMP and Latarjet provided similar outcomes for patients with >15% GBL, although REMP patients experienced slightly decreased external rotation. Although larger series and longer-term follow-ups are required, remplissage may be considered in patients with >15% glenoid bone loss.

Keywords: Bankart; Hill-Sachs lesion; Latarjet; glenohumeral dislocation; glenoid bone loss; off-track; on-track; remplissage; shoulder instability.

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Conflict of interest statement

One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: A.L. received funds for supplies from the FORE foundation. J.L.H. has received education payments from Pylant Medical and hospitality payments from Encore Medical. P.N. has received support from Arthrex, outside of the submitted work. A.L. has received consulting fees from Arthrex, Medacta, and Stryker and royalties from Stryker; he has stock/stock options in Medacta. He is the founder of FORE, Med4Cast, and BeeMed. J.B. has received consulting fees from Arthrex, Move Up, and SBM and royalties from SBM and Move Up. P.J.D. has received education payments from Steelhead Surgical, consulting fees from Arthrex and Pacira Pharmaceuticals, and royalties from Arthrex. AOSSM checks author disclosures against the Open Payments Database (OPD). AOSSM has not conducted an independent investigation on the OPD and disclaims any liability or responsibility relating thereto.

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