Alexander K Hahn, Kyle Holmberg, Jon E Hammarstedt, Frances Philp, Patrick DeMeo, Vince J Lai, Michael Christopher Kindya, James Michael Paci, Lutul D Farrow, Nicolas Vardiabasis, Darin Nye, Steven Frey, Vasilios Moutzouros, Gregory J Purnell, Patrick Wang, Michael Vaccariello, Scott K Schweizer, Dennis J Phillips, Darren A Frank, Sam Akhavan
BACKGROUND: Superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) tears are a common finding in overhead athletes. The original classification system produced by Snyder in 1990 contained 4 types of SLAP tears and was later expanded to 10 types. The classification has been challenging because of inconsistencies between surgeons making diagnoses and treatments based on the diagnosis. Furthermore, patient factors-such as age and sports played-affect the treatment algorithms, even across similarly classified SLAP tears...
November 2023: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine