Glenohumeral Chondrolysis Following Thermal Capsulorrhaphy OrthoSupersite

Description: Operative intervention for recurrent shoulder instability depends on procedures for labral repair and capsular shift. With new technology, minimally invasive arthroscopic reconstruction became possible. More recently, reduction of capsular redundancy with thermal probes has been described. The relative ease of thermal capsulorrhaphy has led to its increase in popularity despite a lack of controlled clinical follow-up. While studies evaluating the complications of thermal treatment for shoulder instability have been described, only recently have any reports describing significant chondral damage following electrothermal stabilization of the shoulder been published.
ORTHOPEDICS February 1, 2007 Glenohumeral Chondrolysis Following Thermal Capsulorrhaphy by William J. Ciccone II, MD; David M. Weinstein, MD; John J. Elias, PhD (full text)