Posterior instability is less common than anterior shoulder instability, encompassing approximately 10% of all shoulder instability in young active patients. The etiology of posterior instability is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Independent risk factors found among patients with posterior labral tears who developed symptomatic ...

Labrum is soft cartilage that lines the ball-and-socket joints of the shoulders. This cartilage encircles the glenoid, a cavity in the shoulder blade, providing protection and stability to the ...

The shoulder labrum is a piece of soft cartilage in the socket-shaped joint in your shoulder bone. It cups the ball-shaped joint at the top of your upper arm bone, connecting the two joints. A group ...

This week we are going to discuss injuries to the glenoid (shoulder) labrum and to the acetabular (hip) labrum. The labrum is a fibrocartilaginous O ring which supports and stabilizes the shoulder and ...

What Is a Labrum SLAP Tear? A labrum SLAP tear is a tear in the cartilage that is part of your shoulder joint. A labrum is a rim of cartilage that goes around the socket part of a ball-and-socket ...

A SLAP tear is a type of shoulder injury. It affects the labrum, which is the cartilage on the rim of the shoulder’s socket. The labrum is a rubber-like tissue that holds the ball of the shoulder ...

The glenoid labrum contributes to the stability of the shoulder by increasing the concavity in which the humeral head glides. Anterior, posterior, and multidirectional shoulder instability have long ...

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California, USA Correspondence to Professor Marc R Safran, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway ...

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 normal ...