Arthroscopic Bankart Reconstruction

Arthroscopic Bankart Reconstruction or repair of anterior inferior labral tear for recurrent dislocation of the shoulder. The movie is presented and narrated by Dr. E. Edward Khalfayan. Surgery consists of repair of the labrum to the glenoid (socket) in addition to tightening the joint capsule, which is usually stretched out. This is a very precise way to use small instruments to perform the surgery without a large incision and without cutting into the rotator cuff tendon called the subscapularis. Arthroscopic surgery has the advantage of less pain and easier rehabilitation than open surgery using large incisions.
Repair of the labrum involves creating bleeding of the bone on the edge of the socket where the labrum tore away and placing suture anchors in the bone to tie the labrum down to it. The surgery is done as an outpatient procedure allowing patients to go home the same day.