Table 5.
Characteristics of patients with early versus late recurrence following Bankart repair for traumatic anterior shoulder instability
| Variable | Recurrence* | P value** | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early (n = 12) | Late (n = 10) | ||
| Age (years) | 29.67 ± 5.4 | 40.7 ± 14.4 | 0.004 |
| Age at surgery (years) | 21.85 ± 5.1 | 31.6 ± 12.4 | 0.007 |
| Age at first instability event (years) | 19.1 ± 6.2 | 27.1 ± 12.6 | 0.03 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 9 (75%) | 7 (70%) | 0.79 |
| Female | 3 (25%) | 3 (30%) | |
| Mechanism of recurrence | |||
| Traumatic | 4 (33.3%) | 4 (40%) | 0.74 |
| Non-traumatic | 8 (66.7%) | 6 (60%) | |
| Time to surgery (months) | 27.3 ± 38.4 | 55.1 ± 65.5 | 0.093 |
| Preoperative instability episodes | |||
| Group A: 1 | 2 (16.7%) | 4 (40%) | 0.22 |
| Group B: > 1 | 10 (83.3%) | 6 (60%) | |
| Group B1 [2–5] | 1 (10%) | 2 (33.3%) | 0.24 |
| Group B2 (> 5) | 9 (90%) | 4 (66.6%) | |
| Dominant side affected | 0.39 | ||
| Yes | 7 (58.3%) | 4 (40%) | |
| No | 5 (41.7%) | 6 (60%) | |
| No. of suture anchors used in Bankart repair | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 0.52 |
| Preoperative type of sport activity | |||
| Non-contact sports | 5 (41.7%) | 3 (30%) | |
| Limited-contact sports | 3 (25%) | 3 (30%) | |
| Full-contact sports | 4 (33.3%) | 4 (40%) | 0.85 |
| Level of occupational shoulder stress | |||
| Low stress | 11 (91.7%) | 9 (90%) | |
| Moderate stress | 0 | 0 | |
| High stress | 1 (8.3%) | 1 (10%) | 0.089 |
* Values are mean ± standard deviation (SD) or n (%). ** Significance at P < 0.05