This article is more than 5 years old. Information may no longer be current.
Study identifies incidence of subsequent shoulder surgery following SLAP repair
Click Here to Manage Email Alerts
Investigators of this study with a minimum follow-up of 3 years found 10.1% of patients required subsequent surgery after isolated SLAP repair.
Researchers identified 2,524 patients from New York’s Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database who underwent isolated arthroscopic SLAP repair and had a minimum follow-up of 3 years. Independent factors for additional surgery were determined with multivariable logistic regression.
Results showed 10.1% of patients needed at least one subsequent shoulder surgery following repair and 1.7% of patients needed multiple subsequent procedures. Investigators noted the required subsequent shoulder procedures performed were subacromial decompression, repeat SLAP repair, arthroscopic debridement, arthroscopic capsulorrhaphy or Bankart repair, biceps tenodesis, distal clavicle excision, rotator cuff repair and manipulation or lysis of adhesions.
According to researchers, patients who were 20 years or younger had a greater chance of undergoing arthroscopic Bankart repair after the isolated SLAP repair. However, investigators found an independent factor for subsequent acromioplasty and distal clavicle resection was age older than 30 years. Results from multivariable logistic regression demonstrated workers’ compensation insurance correlated with the need for subsequent surgery. ‒ by Monica Jaramillo
Disclosure: The researchers report no relevant financial disclosures.
Click Here to Manage Email Alerts