Magazine035 Question 1

Distractors

An injury that occurs when the glenohumeral ligament and labrum pull away from the glenoid fossa

A tear in the superior portion of the labrum that runs from anterior to posterior

An injury that occurs when the hyaline cartilage (and sometimes the subchondral bone) separates from the remainder of the deeper bone

Key

A tear to the anterior and inferior portion of the labrum where it blends with the inferior glenohumeral ligament

Question

In “Exploring Cartilage Injuries,” author Whitney Lowe describes a Bankart tear as: