Does immobilization of the arm in external rotation improve the approximation of the Bankart lesion to the glenoid neck compared to conventional internal rotation after glenohumeral joint dislocation?
Immobilization in external rotation may provide better anatomical alignment for Bankart lesions after shoulder dislocation compared to the traditional internal rotation.
Immobilization of the arm in external rotation better approximates the Bankart lesion to the glenoid neck than does the conventional position of internal rotation.
Itoi et al. (Tue,) studied this question.