M iach Orthopaedics has completed the enrolment for the BEAR MOON study, which compares the collagen-based BEAR ...

Labral abnormalities were graded from 0 to 5 (0=normal or normal variant (eg, aplasia, hypoplasia), 1=abnormal signal or fraying, 2=simple tear, 3=labrocartilage separation, 4=complex tear or ...

As the use of shoulder arthroscopy becomes more prevalent, superior instability originating from a superior labral anterior-posterior (SLAP) tear is better appreciated. Maffet and colleagues [1 ...

In your shoulder, there are two common types of labral injuries: superior labrum from anterior to posterior (SLAP) tears and Bankart tears, on the anterior (front) lower rim of the labrum.

Shoulder arthroscopy has given the physician a better understanding of the significance of superior labral tears. The malady was first identified in throwing athletes by Andrews [17] in 1985.

The shoulder labrum is a thick piece of tissue attached to the rim of the shoulder socket that helps keep the ball of the joint in place. The labrum can tear a few different ways: 1) completely off ...

While hip labral tears don't usually cause abrupt, excruciating pain, like an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) or shoulder labral tear would, studies show they're more common than you'd think: Up ...

Exercise can help you heal from a shoulder labral tear. Learn the best exercises for shoulders that have a labral tear, how to get started, and how to maintain your range of motion.

Shoulder pain is a common complaint in overhead athletes, and superior labrum anterior posterior (SLAP) lesions are a common cause of this pain. The pathological cascade which results in the SLAP ...

Diagnostic arthroscopy was performed and demonstrated an anterior labral tear. He had a large Hill-Sachs defect with a Hill-Sachs interval of 17 mm (Figure 2).

Historically, labral debridement was a common treatment for labral tears. In younger patients, this has been supplanted by labral repair as the preferred technique for repairable labral tears.