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I had a bankart repair 4 months ago, and my shoulder has started dislocating again. recent xray says bankart deformity, could that be the old injury?

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

If there is evidence: -of a bankart lesion it would point 2 a failed repair. Also if U were not following rehab 2 a T , it may have started 2 fail early on with just a quick jerk 2 the shoulder early on.

Answered 7/4/2015

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