| SLAP tear | |
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| Glenoid fossa of right side. (Glenoidal labrum labeled as "glenoid lig.") | |
| Specialty | Orthopedic surgery  |
A SLAP tear or SLAP lesion is an injury to the superior glenoid labrum (fibrocartilaginous rim attached around the margin of the glenoid cavity in the shoulder blade) that initiates in the back of the labrum and stretches toward the front into the attachment point of the long head of the biceps tendon. SLAP is an acronym for "Superior Labrum Anterior and Posterior".[1] SLAP lesions are commonly seen in overhead throwing athletes but middle-aged labor workers can also be affected, and they can be caused by chronic overuse or an acute stretch injury of the shoulder.[2]
- ^ Snyder, S. J.; Karzel, R. P.; Del Pizzo, W.; Ferkel, R. D.; Friedman, M. J. (1990). "SLAP lesions of the shoulder". Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 6 (4): 274–279. doi:10.1016/0749-8063(90)90056-j. ISSN 0749-8063. PMID 2264894.
- ^ LeVasseur, Matthew R; Mancini, Michael R; Hawthorne, Benjamin C; Romeo, Anthony A; Calvo, Emilio; Mazzocca, Augustus D (2021). "SLAP tears and return to sport and work: current concepts". Journal of ISAKOS. 6 (4): 204–211. doi:10.1136/jisakos-2020-000537. PMID 34272296. S2CID 232213484.