Bankart lesion

Bankart lesion
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.
Symptoms	Shoulder instability and widespread shoulder discomfort, and catching, locking, or popping feelings in shoulders.
Risk factors	Anterior shoulder dislocation and/or repeated anterior shoulder subluxations.
Diagnostic method	X-ray and MRI.
Differential diagnosis	Anterior labroligamentous periosteal sleeve avulsion, Rotator Cuff Tears, SLAP Lesion, Impingement, Perthes lesion, Glenolabral articular disruption, Humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament.

A Bankart lesion is a type of shoulder injury that occurs following a dislocated shoulder. It is an injury of the anterior (inferior) glenoid labrum of the shoulder. 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.

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

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

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.
Symptoms	Shoulder instability and widespread shoulder discomfort, and catching, locking, or popping feelings in shoulders.
Risk factors	Anterior shoulder dislocation and/or repeated anterior shoulder subluxations.
Diagnostic method	X-ray and MRI.
Differential diagnosis	Anterior labroligamentous periosteal sleeve avulsion, Rotator Cuff Tears, SLAP Lesion, Impingement, Perthes lesion, Glenolabral articular disruption, Humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament.