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Article: Capsular Elongation in Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability.
- Article from:
- Sports Medicine Reports
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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Capsular Elongation in Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability
Abstract & Commentary
Synopsis: Using a new, MRA-based method in live patients, this study was able to demonstrate capsular stretch with traumatic shoulder dislocations.
Source: Urayama M, et al. Capsular elongation in shoulders with recurrent anterior dislocation. Am J Sports Med. 2003; 31(1):64-67.
Although capsulolabral detachment from the glenoid (Bankart lesion) is well recognized as the essential lesion in anterior shoulder instability, permanent deformation (stretch) of the capsule has also been well characterized. The purpose of the present study was to attempt to ...