Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic Bankart Repair With Remplissage Versus Bankart Repair With Remplissage and Arthroscopic Subscapularis Augmentation in Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability

The authors aimed to compare the clinical and functional outcomes of arthroscopic Bankart repair with remplissage, with or without anterior subscapularis augmentation (ASA), in patients with recurrent anterior shoulder instability and subcritical glenoid bone loss. Their findings indicate that while both surgical approaches resulted in significant improvements in clinical outcomes and low recurrence rates, the addition of ASA was associated with greater external rotation deficits. Thus, the combination of these techniques appears to be effective for managing recurrent anterior instability, especially in cases with compromised tissue quality.