stanford.edu Shoulder pain is a common complaint in overhead athletes ... Many SLAP lesions in overhead athletes require surgical treatment that involves repair of the labrum back to the glenoid.

If we repair the labrum too high on the glenoid surface (the socket in the shoulder blade where the head of the humerus rests), the shoulder becomes too tight and loses motion. If the repair is ...

Occasionally, the humeral head comes out of or separates from the glenoid socket ... by repairing damaged ligaments, fixing the shoulder’s labrum, or rebuilding bony barriers in the joint.

Examining the asymptomatic shoulder first helps the patient become more comfortable with the examination and allows a more reliable assessment of the symptomatic shoulder with comparison to the ...

Background In the throwing shoulder, repetitive motion increases proximal humerus and glenoid retroversion. However, clinical factors that affect this adaptation are poorly understood. Objective ...

KOLOA, Hawaii — Launched in 2011, the Multicenter Orthopedic Outcomes Network Shoulder Instability Group ... decubitus position reported longer labral tear length, more extension into the ...