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.
See also
- Terms for anatomical location
References
External links
- Bankart lesion - orthop.washington.edu
- Bankart lesion - zadeh.co.uk
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