Monday, August 25, 2008

Glenoid labrum tears

1. What are common causes of labral tears?
2. What is a SLAP lesion?
3. What are the symptoms of glenoid labral tears?
4. What is a physical exam finding in a glenoid labral tear?

Answers:
1. Repetitive overhead sports or trauma.
2. Superior glenoid Labral tear in the Anterior to Posterior direction, which encompasses entire glenoid labrum.
3. Symptoms similar to shoulder instability (clicking, locking, pain).
4. Load and shift test: grasp humeral head and push into glenoid while applying anterior and posterior force. Positive test is excess translation.

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