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- Title
No difference between knotless sutures and suture anchors in arthroscopic repair of Bankart lesions in collision athletes.
- Authors
Kocaoglu B; Guven O; Nalbantoglu U; Aydin N; Haklar U; Kocaoglu, Baris; Guven, Osman; Nalbantoglu, Ufuk; Aydin, Nuri; Haklar, Ugur
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical results of knotless and knot-tying suture anchors in arthroscopic Bankart repair of collision athletes. Thirty-eight athletes underwent arthroscopic Bankart repairs. The mean age of the patients at the time of surgery was 23 years. Bio-Knot-tying anchors were used in 18 patients, and Bio-Knotless suture anchors were used in 20 patients. Preoperative and postoperative evaluations were performed by Rowe scores. At the end of 40 months follow-up, both the knot-tying and the knotless suture anchor groups had similar postoperative results. There were no differences between Knot-Tying and Knotless repair about late disengagement and re-dislocation in this patient group. Knotless repair provided secure and low-profile repair without introducing complexities to the procedure of arthroscopic knot tying one.
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 5, p844
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-009-0811-3