“…3,6,11,13,19,24,28 Most articles describing the results of different repairs for recurrent anterior dislocations have a short follow-up time. 4,6,26 Furthermore, the introduction of anchors to stabilize the labrum-capsular structures to the glenoid rim seems to have lowered the efficiency of the Bankart repair, with an increased recurrence rate and need of further revisions. 18,26 Because these 2 techniques probably are the most common open methods to stabilize recurrent anterior shoulder instability, we think it is of interest to make a comparison of the 2 repairs in a long-term perspective.…”