capsulorraphy

[kap′səlôr′əfē]

surgical repair of a tear in the capsule of a joint.

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Simultaneous anterior procedures and posterior capsulorraphy are used to confer stability to the reduced humeral head.

Glenohumeral deformity in children with brachial plexus birth injuries: early and late management strategies

2001) The role of arthroscopic thermal capsulorraphy in the hip.

Hip rotational velocities during the full golf swing

They found that 16 of their patients had problems related to the use of staples for conditions including capsulorraphy, subscapularis advancement, or rotator cuff repair.

Anterior shoulder instability: a history of arthroscopic treatment

Lane and colleagues retrospectively reported on 54 patients who underwent arthroscopic staple capsulorraphy with an average follow-up of 39 months.

Arthroscopic stabilization of anterior shoulder instability: a historical perspective

61,62) A capsulorraphy can also be attempted to restore stability.

Complications of total hip arthroplasty: neurovascular injury, leg-length discrepancy, and instability

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