Trends in Shoulder Stabilization Techniques Used in the United States Based on a Large Private-Payer Database.

Discussion The principal findings of this study indicate that there are (1) increasing trends in the use of Latarjet and arthroscopic stabilization and a decreasing trend in the use of open Bankart stabilization; (2) males between 15 and 34 years old represented the primary demographic group undergoing arthroscopic stabilization, open Bankart, and Latarjet, with relatively more females undergoing open capsular shift and alternative bone block augmentation; and (3) arthroscopic stabilization and Latarjet reconstruction are both performed at a higher incidence in the South and a lower incidence in the Northeast versus other regions.

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