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Answer: B - Putti-Platt’s operation is performed to tighten the subscapularis tendon and shoulder capsule in a dislocated shoulder.

Putti-Platt’s operation is usually performed for anterior instability.

Bankart’s operation is also for repairing the anteriorly dislocated shoulder. It is performed by attaching the anterior structures to the rim of the glenoid cavity.

Bristow’s operation is performed by transplantation of the corocoid process with its attachment to the anterior rim of glenoid cavity.