Background: The shoulder joint, by virtue of its anatomy and biomechanics, is one of the most unstable and frequently dislocated joints in the body, accounting for nearly 50% of all dislocations, with a 2% incidence in the general population.

The cases are treated usually either open bankart’s repair and arthroscopic repair since early 19th century, but there are reports of the more incidence of failures after arthroscopic repair than open repair. But in recent period with understanding of the anatomy and pathophysiology behind dislocation and advent of newer technique and implants, favourable reports are seen in recent period.

Patients and Methods: This study is conducted in the department of orthopaedics, Andhra medical college, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from July 2017 to December 2017.

The recurrent anterior shoulder dislocations patients presented to outpatient department and emergency department during the period of study fulfilling the inclusion criteria are included in the study.

All the patients are treated with arthroscopic bankart repair using suture anchors and followed up for a period of 1 year to assess the functional outcome.

Results: Excellent results are achieved in 16 patients and good results seen in 3 patients. No complications are reported during the study period.

Conclusion: Arthroscopic bankart repair with suture anchors are a good option for treating the recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation with good functional outcome.

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Mudidana Prudhvi

Junior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Andhra Medical College