Inclusion Criteria |
Exclusion Criteria |
Multiple episodes of dislocation of the shoulder |
Competitive athletes |
At least 4 episodes of dislocation in the last year. |
Posterior and/or multidirectional and/or voluntary instability |
Isolated traumatic antero-inferior instability |
Previous infection of the same shoulder |
Failed conservative treatment |
Engaging Hill-Sacks lesion |
Primary and revision surgery with bony Bankart lesion < 20% of the glenoid surface [10] |
Bony Bankart lesion > 20% of the glenoid surface [10] |
Severe impairment of the anterior capsule at surgery |
Previous surgery on the same shoulder for non-instability issues |
Large Bankart lesion |
Autoimmune disorders (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis) |
Written informed consent |
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