What Is a Labrum SLAP Tear? A labrum SLAP tear is a tear in the cartilage that is part of your shoulder joint. A labrum is a rim of cartilage that goes around the socket part of a ball-and-socket ...

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 ...

[14] Because SLAP lesions are under-recognized, it is important to identify the precise mechanism of injury to the shoulder and to perform a proper physical examination. Superior labral lesions ...

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 ...

There are four muscles that make up the “rotator cuff” of the shoulder. The four muscles work together to move the shoulder ...

and rotator cuff tear and deltoid atrophy that may occur when the axillary nerve is injured by shoulder dislocation. In some patients with secondary adhesive capsulitis, there is a decrease in ...