SLAP Repair
The upper arm bone, shoulder blade, and collarbone make up your shoulder joint, which is a ball and socket joint.
The glenoid cavity is where the head of the upper arm bone inserts into the socket of the shoulder joint. The labrum is a strong fibrous tissue that surrounds the glenoid’s outer margin.
A superior labrum anterior and posterior tear, often known as a SLAP tear, is a labrum injury. The biceps tendon, which is linked to the top section of the labrum, may also be injured. A fall onto the shoulder or repeated use of the shoulder when throwing causes the injury. A SLAP rupture can be addressed with a SLAP repair, which is an arthroscopic surgical technique.
Indication
When conservative therapy such as NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines) and Physical Therapy fail to improve the symptoms of a SLAP rupture, a SLAP repair is recommended.
Procedure
An arthroscope, a tube with a light and camera on the end that projects images onto a monitor for your surgeon to observe within your joint, is used in a SLAP repair. The type of SLAP repair will be selected after your surgeon examines the joint and determines the type of tear involved. The surgery is carried out under general anaesthesia with a nerve block.
