Editorial Commentary: Don't Beat Around The Bush, Consider Going Straight to the Latarjet Procedure in Martial Arts Contact Athletes With Anterior Shoulder Instability!

The number of mixed martial arts contact athletes has increased dramatically over the past 10 years. High-risk sports can lead to recurrent anterior shoulder instability, affecting athletes' performance. Arthroscopic Bankart repair without remplissage seems not to be the "gold standard" anymore. Despite being a higher-demanding technique, the Latarjet procedure outperforms soft tissue repair, whether in terms of stability or level of return to the same sport, in a patient population exposed to collision, contact, striking, or grappling. The indication of a such bony procedure should be strongly considered a primary treatment.