New York and Greenwich, CT
October 31, 2023

Arthroscopy, The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery recently published the article Arthroscopic Labral Reconstruction with a Modified Inferior Capsular Shift Allows Return to Sport and Excellent Outcomes in Contact and non-Contact Athletes With Anterior Shoulder Instabilty at Minimum 5–Year Follow-up written by the research team at the Orthopaedic Foundation, founded by. Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH. FAOA, FAOS. This article is currently available for download online.

The purpose of this study was to compare return to sport, functional outcomes, recurrence of instability, and osteoarthritis(OA) between collision/contact and limited/non-contact athletes following arthroscopic labral reconstruction with a modified inferior capsular shift for anterior shoulder instability. The research team concluded Arthroscopic labral reconstruction with a modified inferior capsular shift addressed anterior instability with return to sport for both collision/contact and limited/non-contact athletes with excellent functional and clinical outcomes, full shoulder ROM, and a low

prevalence of advanced OA at minimum 5-year follow-up. This modified technique resulted in a low failure rate in both limited/non-contact and collision/contact athletes.

Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAOS is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.
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