Arthroscopic Capsular Plication Shows Low Failure Rates and Meaningful Functional Improvement in Multidirectional Shoulder Instability With and Without Hypermobile Ehlers‐Danlos Syndrome
Chandler M. Catanzaro, Caleb W. Rogers, Joseph A. Q. Karam, Mitchell H. Negus, Brandon L. Rogalski, Richard J. Friedman, Josef K. Eichinger · 2026
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Chandler Catanzaro and six co-authors present a 2026 surgical study on shoulders that slip out of place in more than one direction. The patients included people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a condition that makes joints loose. The operation studied tightens the shoulder capsule through small incisions with a camera, a method called arthroscopic capsular plication.
The team reviewed cases from 2015 to 2023 with at least two years of follow-up. After surgery, patients gained clear gains in shoulder function scores and reported less pain. Failure, meaning the shoulder slipped again or needed new surgery, occurred in only a small share of patients. Gains passed the level patients can feel for the main score in every case. The results support this operation for a hard-to-treat joint problem.
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| CREATOR | Chandler M. Catanzaro, Caleb W. Rogers, Joseph A. Q. Karam, Mitchell H. Negus, Brandon L. Rogalski, Richard J. Friedman, Josef K. Eichinger |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |