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Summary
At this time the principal role of the arthroscope in the management of dislocating
shoulder seems to be the identification of the intra-articular pathology. The findings
should enable a surgeon to carry out an appropriate open repair, and the results of
such surgery are excellent. Is there a place for arthroscopic repair? Some patients
sometimes request it; others have had a failed open repair, or wish to avoid a scar.
The author has devised a removable “Rivet,” which fixes a loose labrum and the inferior
glenohumeral ligament back on to a roughened glenoid margin. Use of this technique
avoids some of the hazards that occur with implanting a staple or similar device in
the joint. The “Rivet” is removed after 4–6 weeks. Ten patients have been so treated,
with a follow-up of 6 months to 2 years. There was one failure, with a return of dislocation.
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© 1988 Arthroscopy Association of North America. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.
