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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Since superior labrum lesions were first described in 1985 and the term “SLAP” lesion was coined in 1990, ...

A SLAP tear can be a serious injury no matter your age or professional level. It is common in baseball and softball pitchers, position players and other athletes who do a lot of overhead arm motions ...

The labrum is a narrow piece of cartilage that supports the stability of the humerus bone to the shoulder socket. It is also where other ligaments come together to support the ball-and-socket joint, ...

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 ...

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 ...