Arthroscopic capsular advancement for anterior and anterior‐inferior shoulder instability: A preliminary report

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Summary: The arthroscopic treatment of anterior and anterior‐inferior shoulder instability has been limited by the surgeon's ability to adequately advance the glenohumeral ligament complex medially and superiorly. We describe a modification of the arthroscopic Bankart repair that includes an inferior capsular split. This technique allows up to 2 cm of additional capsular advancement, thus providing greater reduction of the stretched or redundant capsule if necessary. The short‐term results in four cases are presented.

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