Healio

Combining SLAP and cuff repair depends on labral attachments, shoulder stability

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Performing arthroscopic repair of superior labral anterior posterior or SLAP lesions in conjunction with fixing ...
Baseball Prospectus

Collateral Damage: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: SLAP Tears

Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) tears are an increasingly common injury in baseball players. Much more common in throwing athletes than non-throwers, SLAP lesions have gained a lot more ...
BMJ

Sham surgery versus labral repair or biceps tenodesis for type II SLAP lesions of the shoulder: a three-armed randomised clinical trial

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 ...
Healio

SLAP repair may alter thoracic rotation in baseball pitchers

According to recently published data, baseball pitchers who undergo superior labrum anterior-posterior repair can develop altered patterns of thoracic rotation compared with controls and pitchers who ...
EurekAlert!

Newer SLAP tear surgery gives military personnel hope for return to active duty

CHICAGO, IL – Research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in Chicago, IL shows that biceps tenodesis surgery is safe and effective for individuals ...