Abstract
Background:
Bankart repair with multiple anchor holes concentrated in the anterior-inferior glenoid may contribute to glenoid weakening and potentially may induce glenoid failure.
Purpose:
To compare the biomechanical strength of a Bankart repair construct that used 3 single-loaded suture anchors versus a repair construct that used 2 double-loaded suture anchors.
Study Design:
Comparative laboratory study.
Methods:
A standard Bankart lesion was created in 18 human cadaveric shoulders (9 matched pairs). Within each matched pair, 1 repair construct used 3 single-loaded anchors, whereas the other used 2 double-loaded suture anchors. Measured outcomes (load, stiffness, and energy absorbed) were recorded at failure and at 2 mm of labral displacement. Constructs were loaded to failure with a materials testing device that had differential variable reluctance transducers for displacement measurements.
Results:
The double-loaded anchor construct had a significantly higher ultimate tensile load (944 ± 231 vs 784 ± 287 N; P = .03). For the other measures (load at 2 mm of displacement, energy absorbed at failure and at 2 mm of displacement and stiffness), there were no significant differences between tested constructs.
Conclusion:
A Bankart repair construct that used 2 double-loaded anchors was either superior to or equal to a repair construct that used 3 single-loaded anchors in all measured outcomes.
Clinical Relevance:
Using 2 double-loaded suture anchors for a Bankart repair may limit anchor holes in the glenoid and reduce the risk of postsurgical glenoid fracture while providing a stable repair construct.
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