SLAP lesions in the overhead athlete.
The diagnosis and management of SLAP lesions in the overhead athlete remains a challenge for the sports medicine specialist due to variable anatomy, changes with aging, concomitant pathology, lack of dependable physical findings on examination, and lack of sensitivity and specificity with imaging studies. This article presents a comprehensive review of the epidemiology, relevant anatomy, proposed pathogenesis, diagnostic approach, and outcomes of nonoperative and operative management of SLAP lesions in the overhead athlete.
*Division of Sports Medicine, NSLIJ, New Hyde Park, NY †The Ryu Hurvitz Orthopedic Clinic, Santa Barbara, CA.
Steven E
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Rokito
Kevin R
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Myers
Richard K N
RK
Ryu
D001182:Arthroscopy; D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology