Background Labral repair and biceps tenodesis are routine operations for superior labrum anterior posterior (SLAP) lesion of the shoulder, but evidence of their efficacy is lacking. We evaluated the ...

This week we are going to discuss a particularly problematic shoulder condition, the SLAP lesion. The SLAP lesion is an acronym which stands for superior labrum anterior to posterior. This is a tear ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Superior labrum anterior to posterior tears are commonly observed in overhead athletes and can significantly ...

The glenoid labrum contributes to the stability of the shoulder by increasing the concavity in which the humeral head glides. Anterior, posterior, and multidirectional shoulder instability have long ...

When hip or shoulder pain disrupts your life, the cause could be a labral tear. But what does that mean? Orthopedic surgeon Stephen Aoki, MD, breaks down what a labral tear is, how this injury happens ...

An MRI taken on Luke Scott's right shoulder revealed that the outfielder has been playing with a tear in his labrum. President of baseball operations Andy MacPhail doesn't believe that Scott will need ...

Among baseball and softball players, especially pitchers, one of the more common shoulder injuries is a Superior Labral Tear Anterior to Posterior, commonly known as a SLAP tear. It’s more frequently ...

Examining the asymptomatic shoulder first helps the patient become more comfortable with the examination and allows a more reliable assessment of the symptomatic shoulder with comparison to the normal ...