Modified Mason-Allen Knot for Arthroscopic Complex Bankart Lesion Repair in Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability

The arthroscopic Bankart repair is a safe and reliable procedure for the treatment of recurrent shoulder instability for the well-indicated patient. Many repair techniques have been described to restore both labral height and width and recreate a dynamic concavity-compression effect. The modified Mason-Allen knot was first described for rotator cuff tear repair and consists of a horizontal mattress knot with a simple vertical stitch on the same anchor. The purpose of this work is to present the use of the modified Masen-Allen knot for the repair of the capsular labral complex during an arthroscopic Bankart procedure.