Severe anterior shoulder instability with glenoid bone loss can be very difficult to treat. A recent cadaveric, biomechanical, time-zero study compared the stability of Bankart repair with long head of the biceps brachi transfer versus conjoined tendon transfer in the scenario of 20% anteroinferior glenoid bone loss. The result is long head of the biceps tendon transfer in combination with the Bankart repair provided the best overall condition compared to Bankart repair alone, or with a conjoined tendon transfer. However, a limitation is that this does not confirm that this surgical approach would provide sufficient long-term noncontractile shoulder stability to withstand repetitive soft-tissue loading in a dynamic, clinical situation.
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