This week we are going to discuss a very specific injury of the shoulder which occurs commonly and is sometimes in need of surgical correction and post-operative physical therapy. A SLAP lesion is ...

Miguel A. Schmitz, MD, Lakewood Orthopaedic Clinic, Lakewood, Colo, Jerome Ciullo, MD, Sports Medicine Center, Troy, Mich. Many investigators have found that the accuracy of CTA and MRI is highly ...

The chondral damage can result in pain in the shoulder of an overhead athlete. In addition, Chalmers suggested that a SLAP tear in some patients may also signal the beginning of a longer-term ...

stanford.edu Shoulder pain is a common complaint in overhead athletes ... resulting in a ‘peel back’ phenomenon at the biceps anchor and leading to the SLAP tear. Physical exam tests vary in their ...