Anterior, posterior, and multidirectional shoulder instability have long been recognized, but superior instability from superior labral detachment has been described only recently.

Anterior shoulder instability is a common shoulder pathology, occurring in 1% to 2% of the general population. This instability is caused by injuries to the labrum or capsuloligamentous structures ...

Results showed no association between inferior outcomes and anchor placement anterior to the biceps tendon in patients with type II superior labrum anterior posterior lesions. William Arroyo, MD ...

Tears of the labrum that occur at the superior rim are called SLAP (superior labrum, anterior to posterior) lesions and are most associated with repetitive overhead activities.

Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) tears are an increasingly common injury in baseball players. Much more common in throwing athletes than non-throwers, SLAP lesions have gained a lot more ...

In the shoulder, fibrocartilage failure results in a torn labrum. You may have heard of a SLAP lesion (superior labrum anterior to posterior) or a labrum tear in the shoulder.

Acute anterior glenohumeral dislocation (figure 1). The plain radiographs show an anterior glenohumeral dislocation (figure 1). The MR arthrographic image (figure 2) taken 2 years after dislocation of ...

If you think of the glenoid like the face of a clock, a labral tear at 12 o'clock is called a SLAP tear – that is an acronym for Superior Labrum Anterior Posterior.

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 ...

Tears in the front (anterior) are called bankart tears, tears in the back are called posterior labral tears, and tears at the top are called SLAP (superior labrum anterior to posterior) tears.

SLAP tears—short for "superior labrum anterior to posterior"—involve the top portion of the labrum, near the location where the biceps tendon attaches to the cartilage ring.

C: Type VII. Adapted with permission from Maffet MW, Gartsman GM, Moseley B: Superior Labrum-Biceps Tendon Complex Lesions of the Shoulder. Am J Sports Med 23 (1): 93-98, 1995.