AOSSM 2022 Annual Meeting Recordings - no CME-Is the SLAP the Actual Pathoanatomy in the Injured Throwing Shoulder?

Is the SLAP the Actual Pathoanatomy in the Injured Throwing Shoulder?

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The speaker discusses SLAP tears, describing the problems associated with identifying and treating these injuries. They mention studies that suggest SLAP tears may be adaptive pathology in throwing athletes. The speaker presents data from their own study and another study, both showing high rates of posterior labral injuries. They also discuss the concept of two main types of lesions: posterior superior SLAP tears and isolated posterior tears due to humeral head compression and shear with internal impingement. The speaker concludes that the term SLAP may not be comprehensive enough and suggests using the term "clinically significant labral injury" instead, which includes various pathoanatomy and emphasizes the need to evaluate the entire labrum. No credits were mentioned in the transcript.

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W. Ben Kibler, MD

Keywords

SLAP tears

identifying

treating

posterior labral injuries

clinically significant labral injury