Table 1. Characteristics of the included studies

No.	Study	Year	Sample (N)	Mean age (years)	Surgical technique	Return to sport
1	Hurley et al. [2]	2021	156	28±8	ABR	12 weeks for contact in training, 6 months for full contact and competition
2	Harada et al. [6]	2023	50	16.8±1.7	ABR	6.6±2.7 months (range, 3–18 months) for return to sport, 9.3±4.0 months (range, 6–24 months) for competitions, and 10.6±4.3 months (range, 8–24 months) for complete return
3	Porcellini et al. [15]	2002	25	25.6	ABR	12 weeks for non-contact sports, 5 months for contact sports
4	Kelley et al. [32]	2021	62	18± 7	ABR	6.5±0.7 months
5	Blonna et al. [33]	2016	30	>18	ABR	3–5 months for non-collision sports, 6 months for collision sports
6	Sedeek et al. [34]	2008	37	26.3	ABR	3 months for non-contact sports, 4 months for contact sports
7	Ide et al. [40]	2004	55	20	ABR	4 months for contact sports, 8.1 months for overhead sports, and 3.6 months for non-contact and non-overhead sports
8	Buckup et al. [41]	2018	20	27.75	ABR	6 months for non-contact and non-overhead sports, 7 months for overhead and contact sports, and 10 months for competition
9	Gibson et al. [42]	2016	34	23	ABR	11 weeks
10	Wilson et al. [43]	2020	43	18.1±3.7	Arthroscopic shoulder stabilization surgery	6 months
12	Plath et al. [50]	2015	66	29.3±10.4	ABR	3 months for specific training, 6 months for overhead and high-contact sports

No., number; ABR, arthroscopic Bankart repair.