J Korean Shoulder Elbow Soc.  2007 Jun;10(1):73-77.

Arthroscopic Repair of Type II SLAP lesion with Bio-knotless Anchor

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  • 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, School of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea. chunghj@dreamwiz.com

Abstract

Purpose: This study reports the clinical results of the arthroscopic repair of type II SLAP lesion with bio-knotless anchor.
Materials and Methods
25 cases of 25 patients (20 male, 5 female) were included in this study. The average age was 44.5 years old. Preoperative ASES score was average 44. Arthroscopic SLAP repair with 1 or 2 bio-knotless anchors were performed in all cases. The average follow up period was 15 months.
Results
The ASES score improved to average 92.7 at last follow up period and 23 cases had full range of motion of the shoulder. 2 case had mild limited range of motion of the shoulder without any problem in normal activity.
Conclusion
Arthroscopic repair with bio-knotless anchor in type II SLAP lesion is one of the good methods because of the good clinical results.

Keyword

Shoulder; Type II SLAP lesion; Arthroscopic repair; Bio-knotless anchor

MeSH Terms

Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Range of Motion, Articular
Shoulder
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