Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 249-255 , February 2010

Consensus Statement on Shoulder Instability

  • Klaus Bak, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Shoulder Service, Parkens Private Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Klaus Bak, M.D., Parkens Private Hospital, Shoulder Service, 42 Oester Allé, Third Floor, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
    • ,
  • Ethan R. Wiesler, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • Gary G. Poehling, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • ISAKOS Upper Extremity Committee

      Affiliations

    • International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Upper Extremity Committee meeting held in Cancún, México, June 3-4, 2008

Received 2 January 2009 ,Accepted 16 June 2009.

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 The committee members who contributed to this consensus were Ethan R. Wiesler, Gary G. Poehling, Benno Enjismann, Mario Larrain, Guillermo Arce, Vicente Gutierrez, Ettore Taverna, Philippe Hardy, Eiji Etoi, Ben Kibler, Mauricio Gutiérrez, Matthew T. Provencher, Kevin Plancher, David Lintner, Alexandro Castagna, and Klaus Bak.

 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00567-2

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.06.022

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 249-255 , February 2010

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