Bankart lesion

The glenoid labrum, labeled glenoid ligament, is damaged in a Bankart lesion. Lateral view demonstrating the articular surface of the right scapula is shown.

A Bankart lesion is an injury of the anterior (inferior) glenoid labrum of the shoulder due to anterior shoulder dislocation. When this happens, a pocket at the front of the glenoid forms that allows the humeral head to dislocate into it. It is an indication for surgery and often accompanied by a Hill-Sachs lesion, damage to the posterior humeral head.

The Bankart lesion is named after English orthopedic surgeon Arthur Sydney Blundell Bankart (1879 – 1951)

A bony bankart is a Bankart lesion that includes a fracture in of the anterior-inferior glenoid cavity of the scapula bone.

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  Bankart lesion seen at arthroscopy

• CR. Bony Bankart lesion with stationary fragment at the inferior glenoid..jpg

  Radiograph showing a bony Bankart lesion with stationary fragment at the inferior glenoid

• CT. Bony Bankart lesion at the antero-inferior glenoid. Clearly dislocated at the cranial part. Humeral head is still centered..jpg

  CT scan showing a bony Bankart lesion at the antero-inferior glenoid

• 3-D CT reconstruction of Bankart lesion which occurred post anterior shoulder dislocation.jpg

  3-D CT reconstruction of a bankart lesion which occurred post anterior shoulder dislocation. This subject's humerus remains mildly superiorly subluxated. Fracture marked by a black arrow.

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  MRI of the shoulder after an anterior dislocation showing a Hill-Sachs lesion and labral Bankart lesion

See also

• Terms for anatomical location

External links

• Bankart lesion - orthop.washington.edu
• Bankart lesion - zadeh.co.uk