The posterolateral portal: A new approach for shoulder arthroscopy

Since the beginning of shoulder arthroscopy, many different approaches were described for Bankart repair to allow visualization and treatment. The ant erior portals do not allow access to the posterior and inferior part of the glenoid. We present a new instrumental portal for shoulder arthroscopy. Th is approach is perfectly safe, without any anatomic risk. It is particularl y helpful in the correct treatment of an anterior Bankart lesion, in repair ing posterior and inferior extensions of a Bankart lesion, and in performin g a plication in multidirectional hyperlaxity.