Combined HAGL and Bankart Lesions in an Adolescent Athlete with Ligamentous Laxity and Recurrent Shoulder Dislocation

Abstract

This is a report of a 17-year-old wrestler who had suffered from a sport injury during an international competition that led to recurrent shoulder dislocation. Physical examination showed that he had a severe ligamentous laxity. In the magnetic resonance images there were combined humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament (HAGL) and Bankart lesions. Combination of Bankart and HAGL lesions, severe ligamentous laxity, being adolescent and requiring a full recovery to resume wrestling professionally, made this case unique. Here we explain his imaging and arthroscopic findings, the technique used for arthroscopic repair, and his midterm follow-up results.