A SLAP tear is a type of shoulder injury. It affects the labrum, which is the cartilage in the shoulder’s socket. Here's what you need to know about causes, treatments, and recovery.

Matthew T. Provencher A recently presented study shows a high failure for arthroscopic repair of isolated SLAP II tears in young, active patients and links older patient age with an increased ...

SLAP tear surgery can help repair the shoulder joint to keep it stable. ... While SLAP tear surgery is a routine procedure, effectiveness depends on the type of injury and your age.

LAS VEGAS — A study of patients older than 50 years with a rotator cuff tear and type II SLAP lesion shows significantly better function with rotator cuff repair and biceps tenotomy compared ...

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 ...

Maffet and colleagues identified 84 SLAP-type lesions in 712 consecutive shoulders that underwent arthroscopy, for an incidence rate of 11.8%. Snyder [ 2 ] analyzed 700 shoulder arthroscopies and ...

Classification types of SLAP Tears The term “SLAP tear” merely refers to the location and orientation of the labral tear. There are four main types or classifications of a SLAP tear, although other ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Amended SLAP lesion classification according to Maffet and colleagues. A: Type V. Adapted with permission from Maffet MW, Gartsman GM, Moseley B: Superior Labrum-Biceps Tendon Complex Lesions of ...