Bankart lesion

As a Bankart lesion a specific injury ( lesion) is referred to the shoulder joint, which is usually due to a dislocation of the shoulder ( shoulder dislocation ) is caused forward in trauma. In this case ( even for a short glenoid glenoid cavity, ) of the shoulder blade is the labrum ( glenoid labrum ) of the acetabulum demolished in the lower portion of the front edge of pan partially or completely.

A corresponding breach in the lower region of the rear edge of the shoulder joint pan is called a "reversed " Bankart lesion.

With a Bankart lesion in the area of the demolition, the labrum is no longer stabilize the shoulder joint properly and can easily lead to a (further) dislocation of the shoulder ( especially in conjunction with a Hill-Sachs lesion).

The Bankart lesion is named after the English surgeon Arthur S. B. Bankart ( 1879-1951 ).

Accompanying pathologies

If a Bankart lesion, as well as the front lower joint capsule and the ligaments are torn on the affected shoulder joint often. Rarely breaks in addition a part of the bony glenoid rim from ( Glenoidfraktur ), then one speaks of a bony Bankart lesion or Bankart fracture.