2024 AANA/ISAKOS Specialty Day All-Access Pass-Debate Speaker #1: Latarjet All the Way

Debate Speaker #1: Latarjet All the Way

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In this presentation, the speaker advocates for the Latarjet procedure over Bankart repair (with or without Remplissage) for a young, elite collision basketball player with a near off-track lesion. Key arguments include Latarjet’s superior long-term outcomes, lower recurrence rates, and preservation of external rotation, which is often limited by Remplissage. The bone-based Latarjet offers stronger healing, enabling faster return to sports—over 97% success in collision and overhead athletes. Despite more extensive data on Bankart repairs historically, current evidence favors Latarjet for stability and performance in high-risk athletes, making it the optimal surgical choice for this patient.

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Emilio Calvo, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.

Keywords

Latarjet procedure

Bankart repair

collision basketball player

off-track lesion

shoulder stability