Clin Orthop Surg.  2016 Jun;8(2):168-174. 10.4055/cios.2016.8.2.168.

Anterior Shoulder Instability with Concomitant Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) Lesion Compared to Anterior Instability without SLAP Lesion

• Durban CM
• Kim JK
• Kim SH
• Oh JH

• KMID: 2412342
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/cios.2016.8.2.168

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The aims of this study were to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with combined anterior instability and superior labrum from anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions, and to analyze the effect of concomitant SLAP repair on surgical outcomes.
METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent arthroscopic stabilization for anterior shoulder instability between January 2004 and March 2013. A total of 120 patients were available for at least 1-year follow-up. Forty-four patients with reparable concomitant detached SLAP lesions (group I) underwent combined SLAP and anterior stabilization, and 76 patients without SLAP lesions (group II) underwent anterior stabilization alone. Patient characteristics, preoperative and postoperative pain scores, Rowe scores, and shoulder ranges of motion were compared between the 2 groups.
RESULTS
Patients in group I had higher incidences of high-energy trauma (p = 0.03), worse preoperative pain visual analogue scale (VAS) (p = 0.02), and Rowe scores (p = 0.04). The postoperative pain VAS and Rowe scores improved equally in both groups without significant differences. Limitation in postoperative range of motion was similar between the groups (all p-value > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
Anterior instability with SLAP lesion may not be related to frequent episodes of dislocation but rather to a high-energy trauma. SLAP fixation with anterior stabilization procedures did not lead to poor functional outcomes if appropriate surgical techniques were followed.

Keyword

Anterior instability; Superior labrum anterior posterior lesion; Bankart repair; Anterior instability outcomes; Shoulder dislocation

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Joint Instability/*physiopathology/surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement
Retrospective Studies
Shoulder Dislocation/epidemiology/*physiopathology/surgery
Shoulder Joint/*physiopathology/surgery
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

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