Surgical — Bankart Repair / Anterior Capsulorrhaphy

Sanford Health

Weight-Bearing

N/A – upper extremity

Key Restrictions

Limit ER during early phases (protects anterior capsule); no active ER/extension/ABD wks 0-2; sling 4-6 wks; AAROM/isometrics at 4 wks; AROM at 4-6 wks; strengthening at 8-10 wks; no anterior joint mobs x 8 wks; closed-chain exercises at 10 wks; open repair: protect subscapularis x 4-6 wks; avoid bench to neutral/military press behind head/lat pulldowns behind head; weight training modifications at 3-4 months

Timeline & Phases

6 phases: Maximum Protection (0-2 wks, sling, PROM ER to 10°), Protected Motion (3-5 wks, sling, ER to 15-20°), Motion and Muscle Activation (6-12 wks, AROM at 6 wks, RC strengthening at 7-8 wks, ER to 90° by wk 10), Advanced Strengthening (13-24 wks, plyometrics, interval throwing), Advanced Movement (6+ months, RTS). UE RTS testing 4-6 months

Published

02/2026