Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Since superior labrum lesions were first described in 1985 and the term “SLAP” lesion was coined in 1990, ...

Anterior shoulder instability is a common shoulder pathology, occurring in 1% to 2% of the general population. This instability is caused by injuries to the labrum or capsuloligamentous structures, ...

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 ...

Objective Labral tears are common in young adults participating in high-impact physical activity. No longitudinal studies have investigated whether labral tears expedite cartilage loss. This ...

An unstable shoulder joint can be the cause or the result of a labral tear. “Labral” refers to the glenoid labrum – a ring of cartilage that surrounds the base of the shoulder joint. Injuries to the ...

Shoulder instability occurs when the arm’s ball joint moves in and out of the shoulder socket joint. Chronically unstable shoulders can lead to loose shoulder joints that slip out of place repeatedly.

The labrum is the ring of cartilage that cushions your joint socket. It acts like a rubber seal to help keep your joints in their sockets. In your shoulder, there are two common types of labral ...

TREATED. THE LABRUM IS A RIM OF CARTILAGE AROUND THE SHOULDER SOCKET THAT STABILIZES THE JOINT. AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, INJURING IT CAN BE EXTREMELY PAINFUL. DOCTOR GREGORY GASPARO SAYS THAT OVERUSE ...