The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Jake Fraley on the injured list on Friday when they activated Austin Hays with a torn ...

CINCINNATI - Eventually, Reds right fielder Jake Fraley will need surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Just not yet.

Patients with SLAP tears may experience pain at the front of the shoulder near the biceps tendon. Bankart tears When the shoulder joint ball slips out of the socket, the joint capsule (fibrous tissues ...

For superior labral (SLAP) tears, the summary sensitivity and specificity of the Speed test was 32% and 61%, respectively. Regarding orthopaedic special tests (OSTs) where meta-analysis was not ...

Type 1: This tear, most common in older adults, involves the fraying or shredding of the labrum.Even so, the shoulder joint is still largely functional. Type 2: This is the most common SLAP tear in ...

Since superior labrum lesions were first described in 1985 and the term “SLAP” lesion was coined in 1990, surgeons began to fixate on that region as a pain generator, especially in the ...

The glenoid labrum contributes to the stability of the shoulder by increasing the concavity in which the humeral head glides. Anterior, posterior, and multidirectional shoulder instability have ...

Posterior labral tears: occur in the back (posterior) part of the labrum and can be caused by repetitive backward motion of the shoulder or a traumatic injury. These are less common than SLAP or ...

A SLAP tear can be a serious injury no matter your age or professional level. The majority of SLAP tears don’t happen in one day and usually result from repetitive trauma inside the shoulder. Sports ...

When your labrum tears, it can lead to not only pain and discomfort but also to partial or complete shoulder dislocation. The two most frequent labral injuries are SLAP (Superior Labrum from ...

A labrum SLAP tear is one of many shoulder injuries. Here's how it differs from the others, what the treatments are, and when you might need surgery.