Combined Arthroscopic Bankart and Cuff Repair for Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation in an Elderly Woman

Abstract

Recurrent shoulder dislocation is often combined with rotator cuff tear, Bankart lesion or superior labral anterior posterior lesion in older patients. We performed both arthroscopic Bankart and cuff repair simultaneously in a 76-year-old woman. The patient showed no loss of motion arc and a satisfactory outcome, and no complications occurred after the operation. Although arthrofibrosis can occur when both cuff and Bankart lesions are repaired simultaneously, arthroscopic surgery is less invasive, and thus advantageous for surgery aimed at treatment of both lesions.