Abstract
Recently arthroscopic Bankart suture repair has been performed for the traumatic anterior instability of the shoulder. We investigated the use of MR arthrography in the diagnosis of anterior instability of the shoulder. The purpose of this study was to compare MR arthrography findings of an anterior inferior glenohumeral ligament-labrum complex with arthroscopic findings. 50 shoulders with traumatic initial anterior dislocation and 50 shoulders with recurrent anterior dislocation and 10 shoulders of a control group without complaints were evaluated. Spin echo T1-weighted images in the transaxial plane and oblique coronal plane were obtained after injecting 20ml of Gd-DTPA diluted with saline (1: 100) . Bankart lesion was evaluated by MR arthrography accordin to Hirose's classification (Type Na, Nb, la, lb, 2, 3) . There was a difference in the type of Bankart lesion between traumatic initial anterior dislocation and recurrent anterior dislocation. In the thickness of the anterior inferior glenohumeral ligament (AIGHL), there was a significant correlation between traumatic initial anterior dislocation and recurrent anterior dislocation (p<0.01) although the types of Bankart lesion were not related to the number of dislocation. Secondly, MR arthrography findings were compared with the Arthroscopic findings in 97 shoulders of 97 patients with recurrent shoulder dislocation. Arthroscopic findings were classified according to Kurokawa's classification (Type 1, 2n, 2a, 3n, 3a, 4a) . MR arthrography findings of the Bankart lesion significantly correlated with the arthroscopic findings (p<0.01) . MR arthrography clearly visualized AIGHL and was helpful in determining operative indications.
