Prospective nonrandomized study of 84 shoulders treated with monopolar radiofrequency thermal capsulorrhaphy for glenohumeral instability (traumatic dislocation, recurrent subluxation, or MDI), evaluating outcomes by ASES score and clinical grading at mean 38-month follow-up.
When evaluating a patient for thermal capsulorrhaphy — especially MDI. Recognize that a good 1-year result does not predict durability; outcomes deteriorate significantly beyond that point, and failed thermal treatment leaves attenuated capsular tissue that makes salvage open surgery substantially harder than primary repair.
Prospective nonrandomized study of 84 shoulders treated with monopolar radiofrequency thermal capsulorrhaphy for glenohumeral instability (traumatic dislocation, recurrent subluxation, or MDI), evaluating outcomes by ASES score and clinical grading at mean 38-month follow-up.
When evaluating a patient for thermal capsulorrhaphy — especially MDI. Recognize that a good 1-year result does not predict durability; outcomes deteriorate significantly beyond that point, and failed thermal treatment leaves attenuated capsular tissue that makes salvage open surgery substantially harder than primary repair.