Bankart Surgery

What is Bankart Shoulder Repair?

A Bankart repair brings stability to your shoulder joints. It repairs the torn labrum that surrounds the shoulder socket. A deformity like dislocation of the shoulder joints can tear the ligaments and labrum. Bankart repair surgery reattaches the torn ligaments and labrum to the bones and stabilises your shoulder. It keeps the humerus ball in its place.

To repair the torn labrum, an orthopaedic surgeon performs arthroscopic surgery. It is a minimally invasive procedure to repair your shoulder joints.

When do you need an Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Surgery?

If you frequently experience shoulder dislocation, you can undergo a Bankart repair surgery. In addition, you may choose the surgery under the following conditions:

• Severe and excruciating pain in the shoulder
• Consecutive and repeated events in which you feel your shoulder is giving out while you are in the middle of an activity
• Repeated instances of shoulder dislocations
• A feeling in the shoulder region that it has become loose of the joint is slipping out
• You should try out the arthroscopic bankart surgery for your problem if you have already tried all the non-surgical modes of treatment and yet received no results.

Diagnosis for Bankart Repair

• Physical Examination
• X-rays

Bankart Shoulder Repair Surgery Preparation

The orthopaedic doctor needs to be informed of health issues, including allergies and non-prescription and prescription drugs.

1. Initial Surgical Consultation

Preoperative X-rays, a complete medical history, a complete surgical history, and a complete list of all medications (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin supplements) and allergies will be reviewed.

2. Complete Physical Examination.

Your surgeon will perform a physical examination and determine if your internist or family physician should assist with the optimization of medical conditions prior to the surgery. This will ensure that you are in the best physical condition possible on surgery day.

3. Physical Therapy

Instruction in an exercise program to begin prior to surgery, as well as an overview of the rehabilitation process after surgery, will better prepare you for postoperative care.

4. Preparation for Surgery

You may want to wear loose-fitting clothes. You should bring your insurance information and a list of all your medications and dosages as well as drug allergies. You will need to arrange for someone to drive you home.

5. Evening Before Surgery

Do not eat or drink after midnight. Your surgeon or anaesthesia provider may recommend that you take some of your routine prescription medications with a sip of water

What is the Procedure of an Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Surgery?

The steps of an arthroscopic bankart repair surgery are enumerated below:

• At first, anaesthesia will be administered to the patient so that no discomfort is felt during the course of the surgery.
• Then, the surgeon will make incisions of small size both on the anterior and posterior side of your shoulder.
• An arthroscope is inserted through one of the small incisions and this device will help you to visualize the structures present inside on a screen present inside the room.
• The detached labrum is held in place and small holes are drilled near it.
• Then the labrum is sutured in position and attached to the glenoid again to restore the stability to the joint.
• Once the ligaments are all restored back in position, the incisions are sutured.

Recovery after the Bankart Shoulder Repair Surgery

The Bankart Shoulder Repair procedure can require you to stay overnight in the hospital. The stitches will not be removed for 10 to 14 days. Expect your arm to be positioned in a bulky immobilizer sling. Many surgeons will administer pain medications and antibiotics following the surgery, to alleviate pain and prevent infection. The week after surgery, a physical therapist will meet with you to instruct you on exercises and home care. Expect to only be able to use your non-surgical hand for the first four weeks after the Bankart Shoulder Repair procedure. You will be allowed to drive a car at around six weeks and should be using the shoulder by week 10. Contact sports are not usually allowed until six months following the surgery, but activities such as swimming are allowed at around three months.