ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2020
The novel arthroscopic subscapular sling procedure grants better stability than an arthroscopic Bankart repair in a cadaveric study.
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- Arthroscopic Glenoid Bone Tunnel and Half Bundle of Peroneus Longus Tendon-Based Subscapular Sling Procedure and Labral Reconstruction for Anterior Shoulder Instability.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Biomechanical testing of lateral and medial ligament reconstruction using bone anchors with autologous resident tissue: influence of different reconstruction techniques on stability and mobility.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Biomechanical comparison shows increased stability of an arthroscopic subscapular sling procedure compared to an open Latarjet reconstruction for anterior shoulder instability in specimens with major glenoid bone defect.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Dynamic and Static Stabilization of Anterior Shoulder Instability With the Subscapular Sling Procedure.Arthroscopy techniques · 2021Article
- The novel arthroscopic subscapular quadriceps tendon-bone sling procedure provides increased stability in shoulder cadavers with severe glenoid bone loss.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
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purposeThis novel arthroscopic subscapular sling procedure stabilizes the shoulder using a semitendinosus graft to create a sling around the subscapular tendon, which provides both static and dynamic stability. The aim of the study was to evaluate the biomechanical stability of the subscapular sling procedure in human cadaveric shoulders. The hypothesis was that the sling offers an equal stabilizing effect and range of motion compared to an arthroscopic Bankart repair.
methodsSixteen shoulders were investigated using an industrial robot-based testing platform and four different conditions: the physiologically intact shoulder, after creating a Bankart lesion, after arthroscopic Bankart repair, and finally after applying the subscapular sling procedure using a semitendinosus tendon graft. Joint translation and external rotation were evaluated for each condition.
resultsThe results show improved stability in the shoulders with the subscapular sling. The robot testing revealed a significant reduction in translation in anterior and anterior-inferior directions compared to the arthroscopic Bankart repair. None of the shoulders were dislocated by forced manual abduction and external rotation. No difficulties were encountered in performing the arthroscopic subscapular sling procedure. Thorough postoperative anatomical dissection showed no alterations to structures at risk.
conclusionThe biomechanical results show increased stability with the use of the subscapular sling method.
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