If you have a SLAP tear, what is the appropriate treatment?

posted 9/12/10 in SLAP Tears

Repair of SLAP lesions

posted 9/12/10 in SLAP Tears

A SLAP lesion refers to a tear of the biceps long head tendon at the top of the shoulder socket--the glenoid. SLAP stands for Superior Labrum Anterior Posterior and there are 4 types. These labral tears cause pain in the front and on top of the shoulder, and are not...