Table 2.
Patient characteristics for primary stabilization
| Anterior | Posterior | Multidirectional | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 336) | (n = 40) | (n = 28) | |
| Sex (%male) | 68 | 73 | 61 |
| Age (median, range) | 25 (13–74) | 28 (14–56) | 25 (10–45) |
| Instability in contralateral shoulder, n (%) | |||
| 34 (10) | 5 | 12 | |
| Traumatic debut, n (%) | |||
| definitive | 299 (89) | 20 | 11 |
| uncertain | 20 (6) | 9 | 4 |
| Month of symptoms, median (range) | 28 (0–489) | 34 (4–234) | 60 |
| Most common activities at injury (n) | Daily activity (55) | Daily activity (6) | Soccer (2) |
| Ski (43) | Handball (5) | Ski (2) | |
| Soccer (24) | |||
| Handball (20) | |||
| Snowboard (17) | |||
| Epilepsy (10) | |||
| Assault (10) | |||
| MC (8) | |||
| Volleyball (8) | |||
| Car (7) | |||
| Weight lifting (7) | |||
| Prophylactic antibiotics, n (%) | 223 (69) | 27 | 17 |
| NSAID, n (%) | 97 (31) | 11 | 9 |
| Day surgery, n (%) | 133 (41) | 8 | 9 |
| Surgery position (beach), n (%) a | 86 (30) | 3 | 3 |
| Operating time (median, range) | 70 (18–200) | 86 | 84 |
| Concomitant SLAP lesion, n (%) a | 70 (23) | 12 | 6 |
| Glenoid fracture, n (%) | 21 (6) | 0 | 0 |
| Glenoid resorption, n (%) | 28 (8) | 1 | 0 |
| HAGL (anterior or posterior) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of suture anchors (mean) a | 2.61 | 2.38 | 2.39 |
a in arthroscopic procedures