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  "name": "Steady recovery claims — Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
  "procedure": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
  "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
  "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
  "attribution": "Steady — https://growsteady.me/recovery-data. Free to quote and reuse with a link back.",
  "schemaUrl": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/claims.json",
  "disclaimer": "Published cohort data. Not medical advice, not a prediction for an individual, and not a substitute for a surgeon or clinician.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08",
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      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "pain",
      "topic": "pain",
      "question": "What is typical pain at week 1 after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": null,
      "answer": "At week 1 after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, typical reported pain is 2.7 out of 10, within a reported band of 1 to 4.5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.",
      "weekStart": 1,
      "weekEnd": 1,
      "basis": "measured",
      "pain": {
        "low": 1,
        "typical": 2.7,
        "high": 4.5,
        "scale": "VAS 0-10; 1 week post-op, arthroscopic Bankart RCT"
      },
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7879172/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
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      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:return-to-light-sedentary-desk-work",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Return to light / sedentary (desk) work\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": "Return to light / sedentary (desk) work",
      "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Return to light / sedentary (desk) work\" is typically reached around week 2.5. Reported range: Office workers around 2.5 weeks (range 1-17); often once off narcotic pain medication. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
      "weekStart": 2.5,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10532194/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
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      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:sling-discontinued",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Sling discontinued\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": "Sling discontinued",
      "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Sling discontinued\" is typically reached around week 4.8. Reported range: Mean 4.8 weeks across 30 protocols; many use 6 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
      "weekStart": 4.8,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
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      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:external-rotation-restriction-phase-ends-full-passive-er",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"External-rotation restriction phase ends (full passive ER)\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": "External-rotation restriction phase ends (full passive ER)",
      "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"External-rotation restriction phase ends (full passive ER)\" is typically reached around week 9.1. Reported range: Guarded ER from ~3.6 weeks; full passive ER by ~9 weeks; no forced ER for ~3 months. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
      "weekStart": 9.1,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
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      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:return-to-physical-heavy-labor-work",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Return to physical / heavy-labor work\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": "Return to physical / heavy-labor work",
      "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Return to physical / heavy-labor work\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: Median 12 weeks for physical jobs (range 4-20); overall RTW median 7 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
      "weekStart": 12,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10532194/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
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      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:full-active-range-of-motion-overhead-reaching-restored",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Full active range of motion / overhead reaching restored\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": "Full active range of motion / overhead reaching restored",
      "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Full active range of motion / overhead reaching restored\" is typically reached around week 12.2. Reported range: Full active ROM by ~12 weeks; full passive ROM ~9 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
      "weekStart": 12.2,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
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      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:return-to-contact-overhead-sport",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Return to contact / overhead sport\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": "Return to contact / overhead sport",
      "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Return to contact / overhead sport\" is typically reached around week 32. Reported range: Return to sport mean ~32 weeks (~7.5 months); return to competitive play ~39 weeks; criteria-based, contact later. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
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      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
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      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:phase:week-0-4",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "finding",
      "topic": "phase",
      "question": "What is normal at this stage after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": "Sling first, rotation guarded",
      "answer": "Across 30 academic rehab protocols, the sling comes off at a mean of 4.8 weeks, and external rotation stays guarded early (starting gently from ~3.6 weeks) to protect the repair.",
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      "weekEnd": 4,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/",
      "sourceNote": "Review of 30 Bankart rehab protocols",
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
    {
      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:phase:week-8-10",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "finding",
      "topic": "phase",
      "question": "What is normal at this stage after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": "Full passive rotation returns",
      "answer": "Full passive external rotation is restored around week 9 across protocols — with no forced rotation for roughly the first 3 months.",
      "weekStart": 8,
      "weekEnd": 10,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/",
      "sourceNote": "Review of 30 Bankart rehab protocols",
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
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      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:phase:week-11-13",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "finding",
      "topic": "phase",
      "question": "What is normal at this stage after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": "Full active motion, around week 12",
      "answer": "Protocols restore full active range of motion at a mean of 12.2 weeks — overhead reach included.",
      "weekStart": 11,
      "weekEnd": 13,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/",
      "sourceNote": "Review of 30 Bankart rehab protocols",
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
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      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:prevalence:absent",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "gap",
      "topic": "prevalence",
      "question": "How many people still have this after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": null,
      "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on how many people still have symptoms after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.",
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      "basis": "absent",
      "pain": null,
      "source": null,
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
    {
      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:setback:absent",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "gap",
      "topic": "setback",
      "question": "Is it normal for pain to get worse after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": null,
      "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on pain that rises before it falls after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.",
      "weekStart": null,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "absent",
      "pain": null,
      "source": null,
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
    {
      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:trajectory:absent",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "gap",
      "topic": "trajectory",
      "question": "Why is my recovery slower than expected after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": null,
      "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on different recovery tracks after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.",
      "weekStart": null,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "absent",
      "pain": null,
      "source": null,
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
    },
    {
      "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:location:absent",
      "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair",
      "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair",
      "bodyRegion": "shoulder",
      "kind": "gap",
      "topic": "location",
      "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?",
      "title": null,
      "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.",
      "weekStart": null,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "absent",
      "pain": null,
      "source": null,
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08"
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}