TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical and imaging assessment for superior labrum anterior and posterior lesions
AU - McFarland, Edward G.
AU - Tanaka, Miho J.
AU - Garzon-Muvdi, Juan
AU - Jia, Xiaofeng
AU - Petersen, Steve A.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - In the evaluation of the painful shoulder, especially in the overhead athlete, diagnosing superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions continues to challenge the clinician because of 1) the lack of specificity of examination tests for SLAP; 2) a paucity of well-controlled studies of those tests; and 3) the presence of coexisting confounding abnormalities. Some evidence indicates that multiple positive tests increase the likelihood that a SLAP lesion is present, but no one physical examination finding conclusively makes that diagnosis.
AB - In the evaluation of the painful shoulder, especially in the overhead athlete, diagnosing superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions continues to challenge the clinician because of 1) the lack of specificity of examination tests for SLAP; 2) a paucity of well-controlled studies of those tests; and 3) the presence of coexisting confounding abnormalities. Some evidence indicates that multiple positive tests increase the likelihood that a SLAP lesion is present, but no one physical examination finding conclusively makes that diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.1249/JSR.0b013e3181b7f042
DO - 10.1249/JSR.0b013e3181b7f042
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19741350
AN - SCOPUS:73349108393
SN - 1537-890X
VL - 8
SP - 234
EP - 239
JO - Current Sports Medicine Reports
JF - Current Sports Medicine Reports
IS - 5
ER -