Medscape

SLAP Tears Often Treated Successfully Without Surgery

July 17, 2012 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Professional baseball players who get nonsurgical treatment for a superior labrum anterior–posterior (SLAP) tear in the shoulder can often return to play, ...
BMJ

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

Correspondence to Profosser Jens Ivar Brox, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; j.i.brox{at}medisin.uio.no The patients enrolled in our study ...
Healio

Study identifies incidence of subsequent shoulder surgery following SLAP repair

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Investigators of this study with a minimum follow-up of 3 years found 10.1% of patients required subsequent ...
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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 ...
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 ...