Posts Tagged: slap injury

Patient Education: Labral/SLAP/Bankart Surgery

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Patient Education, Shoulder Injury and Shoulder Surgery.

Una descripción general de las reparaciones de Labral, Bankart y SLAP.

Labral/SLAP/Bankart Surgery Overview Orthopaedic Specialists 502-212-2663 Stacie Grossfeld, M.D. / Bess Fley, PA-C Labral repair, SLAP repair, and Bankart reconstruction surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure. Upon arrival at the surgicenter you will first meet with the registration person to check you in. You will then be brought back to the pre-op area and… Read more »

Slap Tear: An Overview of this Common Shoulder Injury

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Arthroscopy and Arthroscopic Surgery, Baseball and Softball, Shoulder Injury and Shoulder Surgery, SLAP Tear, Swimming Injuries, Tennis Injuries.

Your shoulder socket is surrounded by tissue called labrum. Sometimes this tissue is damaged or torn – and when this happens, it is called a SLAP tear, which is an abbreviation for “superior labrum anterior to posterior.” There are many different ways you can get a slap tear. For example, you can get a slap… Read more »