Comparison of Superior Labral Anterior Posterior (SLAP) Lesions: Sports versus Non-sports Induced Injury.
- Author:
Kwang Won LEE
1
;
Seung Hun LEE
;
Dong Hyun YANG
;
Byoung Sup KAM
;
Won Sik CHOY
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. kwangwon@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
SLAP (Superior labral anterior posterior) lesion;
Sports-induced injury;
Non-sports-induced injury;
Concomitant injury
- MeSH:
Arthroscopy;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Male;
Pathology;
Rotator Cuff;
Shoulder;
Sports*;
Treatment Outcome
- From:Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
2007;10(2):175-182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study compared the SLAP lesions caused by a sports-induced injury with those caused by a nonsports-induced injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was performed on 54 patients who had undergone arthroscopic surgery for a SLAP lesion. There were 21 sports-induced-injury patients (group I) and 36 non-sports-induced injury patients (group II). The mean age of the men was 36 years and that of the women was 48 years. In both groups, the frequency of a concomitant injury and the clinical outcomes at the last follow-up was evaluated using the UCLA score, Rowe score, and the ASES score. RESULTS: According to their injury mechanism, , there were 14 cases (67%) of repeated microtrauma injury in group I and 25 cases (75%) of compression injury type in group II. As a concomitant pathology, there was 11 cases of shoulder instability and 5 cases of a rotator cuff tear in group I, and 23 cases of rotator cuff tears and 14 cases of shoulder instability in group II. At the last follow up, group I showed slightly better clinical satisfaction (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: The possibility of a SLAP lesion accompanying other diseases is high. Therefore, an accurate assessment of concomitant injury lesions before surgery is important for the treatment outcome.
