Pathology - Bankart lesion with healthy, robust labroligamentous tissue vs. Patulous, thin and poorly defined capsuloligamentous tissue without a Bankart lesion 2. Instability pattern Anterior vs. Transglenoid capsulorrhaphy vs. Thermal capsulorrhaphy 4. The literature is full of contradictory statements regarding the acceptability of recurrence rates.
Acceptable outcomes differ from patient to patient and surgeon to surgeon.
No widely accepted figure is available on what recurrence rate is acceptable. No prospective, randomized studies exist comparing arthroscopic techniques with open techniques. Several prospective non-randomized studies suggest increased recurrence rates with arthroscopic techniques but also improved motion and reduced pain. Several retrospective, non-randomized studies have also been presented and generally suggest similar results. Very few conclusions are possible when all arthroscopic procedures are considered as a group and all open procedures are considered as well.