Anterior shoulder stabilization by Bristow-Latarjet procedure in athletes: return-to-sport and functional outcomes at minimum 2-year follow-up.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess return-to-sport outcomes following the Latarjet-Bristow procedure. This retrospective study included all athletes <50years old, who underwent a Latarjet-Bristow procedure for anterior shoulder instability in 2009-2012. Main criteria assessments were the number of athletes returning to any sport and the number returning to the same sport at their preinjury level. The main follow-up was 46.8±9.7months. Forty-seven patients were analyzed, 46 men/1 women, mean age 27.9±7.9years. Eighteen patients practiced competitive sports and 29 recreational sports. None of them were professional athletes. One hundred percent returned to sports after a mean 6.3±4.3months. Thirty/47 (63.8%) patients returned to the same sport at the same level at least and 10/47 (21.3%) patients changed sport because of their shoulder. Compared to patients who returned to the same sport at the same level, patients who changed sports or returned to a lower level had practiced overhead or forced overhead sports [OR=4.7 (1.3-16.9), p=0.02] before surgery, experienced avoidance behavior at the final follow-up (p=0.002), apprehension (p=0.00001) and had a worse Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index score and sub-items (p=0.003) except for daily activities (p=0.21). At the final follow-up, 45/47 (95.7%) patients were still practicing a sport. All the patients returned to sports, most to their preinjury sport at the same level. Patients who practiced an overhead sport were more likely to play at a lower level or to change sport postoperatively. IV, retrospective study-Case series with no comparison group.