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Bankart Lesion Wheeless

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Description: - is an avulsion of the anteroinferior glenoid labrum at its attachment to IGHL complex;
- lesion is felt to result from anterior shoulder dislocation and is felt to be primary lesion in recurrent anterior instability;
- when Bankart lesion occurs, there is obligitory concomitant capsular disruption, w/ stretching or elongation of the IGHL;
- in upto 30% of patients the IGHL will heal in a redundant position;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
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