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%) |  |
1 (10%) | 2 (33.3%) | 0.24 | |
  Group B2 (> 5) | 9 (90%) | 4 (66.6%) |  |
Dominant side affected | Â | Â | 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 |