New secure suture relay technique for arthroscopic Bankart repair without making an additional working portal.

Bankart repair is more frequently performed arthroscopically these days. To do this, an additional working portal is usually necessary, especially for repair of the badly damaged labrum or capsular ligaments using various types of relay techniques. We have devised a suture relay technique to perform arthroscopic Bankart repair using suture anchors without making any additional working portal. This is advantageous not only cosmetically, but also in terms of cost because only a simple device is required. This technique can be applied to almost any type of Bankart lesion repair as well as the plication of the capsule or SLAP lesion repair.