What is the usual recovery after an arthroscopic bankart lesion repair?

12 Weeks: On average, complete recovery is about 12 weeks. It depends a lot on your participation in physical therapy and the type of activities you do. Many patients are resume normal activities in about 6 weeks, but need to continue therapy to strengthen the shoulder and perform repetitive overhead maneuvers. Athletes who are put in stressed positions, need to continue strengthening during their career.

3-4 months: Unless you are a high-level throwing athlete (ie. High-school, college, pro pitcher, basketball player or qb). It typically takes 8 weeks for the lesion to heal and then it is a matter of working out the stiffness in your shoulder, improving rom and strength. For the high level patient often it can be 6-8 months or more, especially if you are a baseball pitcher.