The steps of a SLAP repair are:
There are three underlying SLAP tear causes and risk factors:
SLAP tear treatment
S43.43_SLAP tears are S43. 43_ even if degenerative.
This type of tear is degenerative and usually seen in older people. A type 2 tear also involves a frayed labrum, but the biceps is detached. Type 2 tears are the most common SLAP injuries.
Superior Labrum, Anterior to Posterior tears (SLAP tears), also known as labrum tears, represent 4% to 8% of all shoulder injuries. The L in SLAP refers to your glenoid labrum. Your labrum plays two important roles in keeping your shoulder functioning and pain free.
Rotator cuff tendon tear causes & symptoms Rotator cuff tears have very similar symptoms to other shoulder injuries, such as SLAP tears and are best diagnosed by an orthopedic specialist. This is a tear that occurs at the front of the upper arm where the biceps tendon connects to the shoulder in the labrum.
A SLAP tear is an injury to the labrum of the shoulder, which is the ring of cartilage that surrounds the socket of the shoulder joint.
SLAP stands for "superior labrum from anterior to posterior." This type of shoulder labral tear occurs at the top (“superior”) of the glenoid labrum where it connects to the biceps tendon, and it extends in a curve from the chest (“anterior”) to the back (“posterior”).
SLAP Type 2 Type 2 is the comonest type of SLAP tear. The superior labrum is completely torn off the glenoid, due to an injury (often a shoulder dislocation). This type leaves a gap between the articular cartilage and the labral attachment to the bone.
A SLAP (Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior) tear, a specific type of labral tear, involves the attachment site of the biceps tendon located at the top of the shoulder joint. A Bankart tear describes a torn labrum where the humeral head shifts toward the front of the body, as an anterior labral tear.
A SLAP lesion (superior labrum, anterior [front] to posterior [back]) is a tear of the rim above the middle of the socket that may also involve the biceps tendon. A tear of the rim below the middle of the glenoid socket that also involves the inferior glenohumeral ligament is called a Bankart lesion.
The shoulder labrum is a piece of soft cartilage in the socket-shaped joint in your shoulder bone. It cups the ball-shaped joint at the top of your upper arm bone, connecting the two joints. A group of four muscles called the rotator cuff helps the labrum keep the ball in the socket.
A classic overuse injury, swimmer's shoulder occurs when repetitive overhead motions (like swimming, throwing, etc.) cause inflammation in the rotator cuff, compressed tendons and reduced blood flow. Labral tears, on the other hand, can result from both the wear and tear of repetitive motion or from traumatic injury.
Type 2 SLAP Tear In this situation, the labrum and bicep tendon do detach from the glenoid and result in a dislocated shoulder. This can occur either to the anterior or posterior sides. In most cases, Type 2 is treated by Dr. Fuchs with arthroscopic surgery.