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Isolated arthroscopic rotator interval closure is presented as a surgical technique for treating mild symptomatic glenohumeral instability in patients without a labral tear.
Describes a surgical technique for isolated arthroscopic rotator interval closure in patients with mild symptomatic glenohumeral instability without a labral tear.
May be considered in select mild instability cases without labral tear; leaves open the need for prospective outcome studies.
We present our technique for isolated arthroscopic rotator interval closure in the treatment of mild symptomatic glenohumeral instability in the absence of a labral tear. A careful history, physical examination, and imaging help to identify a select subset of atraumatic instability patients who may benefit from this procedure, and diagnostic arthroscopy can provide further evidence. By use of a posterior viewing portal with anterior and anterolateral working portals, the anterior capsuloligamentous complex is mobilized, and the rotator interval is closed with carefully placed sutures to advance the capsule superiorly and provide tension through decreased capsular volume.
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Krych et al. (2013) studied Mild symptomatic glenohumeral instability. Isolated arthroscopic rotator interval closure was evaluated. Isolated arthroscopic rotator interval closure is presented as a surgical technique for treating mild symptomatic glenohumeral instability in patients without a labral tear.
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