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SLAP Repair

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.

  • Your surgeon will create small incisions in the shoulder joint to insert the arthroscope and thin surgical equipment.
  • Your surgeon will then determine the type of SLAP rupture and remove the labrum's damaged tissue.
  • Close to the labral tear, a tiny hole is drilled into the bone of the shoulder socket.
  • Your surgeon will use a strong suture to secure an anchor in the drilled hole.
  • Additional anchors can be used as needed to secure the torn labrum to the shoulder socket's bone.
  • Finally, sutures are used to secure the damaged labrum to the bone.
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