J Korean Arthrosc Soc.  2013 Feb;17(1):50-55.

Clinical Results of Arthroscopic Bankart Repair with Absorbable Knot-tying and Absorbable Knotless Suture Anchors

• Kim SJ
• Lu YJ
• Oh KS
• Bahng SC
• Park JY

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical results of absorbable knot-tying and absorbable knotless suture anchors in arthroscopic Bankart repair.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study compared the patients who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repairs using absorbable knottying suture anchors (59 patients: KT Group), and absorbable knotless suture anchors (52 patients: KL Group). Preoperative and postoperative evaluations were performed by Rowe scores, patient satisfaction score, visual analogue scale (VAS), American shoulder and elbow surgeons (ASES) score, range of motion (ROM), and re-dislocation rate.
RESULTS
Postoperative VAS, Rowe scores, ASES score were significantly not different between the 2 groups (VAS: p=0.250, Rowe score: p=0.412, ASES: p=0.052). Mean postoperative VAS was 0.5 in KT Group and 0.8 in KL Group (p=0.250), and limited ROM was noted only in one patient in KL Group. Mean Rowe score was 94.3 in KT Group and 96.3 in KL Group (p=0.412), and mean ASES score was 97.3 in KT Group and 94.0 in KL Group (p=0.052). Re-dislocation rate were no different between the 2 groups.
CONCLUSION
There were no differences in clinical outcomes and re-dislocation rate between Knot-Tying and Knotless repairs.

Keyword

Arthroscopic Bankart repair; Absorbable knotless anchor; Absorbable knot-tying anchor

MeSH Terms

Elbow
Humans
Patient Satisfaction
Range of Motion, Articular
Shoulder
Suture Anchors
Sutures