Shoulder Labrum
Anatomy
- Serves as a medial attachment point for the shoulder joint capsule1
Function
SLAP Lesion
- The compression rotation test
- “was performed with the patient supine and by elevating the patient’s arm 90° and rotating the arm while applying an axial load”
- “The test was positive if the patient reported pain or a click deep in the shoulder”2
- “Active compression test was performed with the affected arm slightly adducted and forward-flexed 90°”
- The anterior slide test2
- “The patient stood with the hand on the hip of the affected side, and the examiner applied an axial load along the humerus”2
- “The test was considered positive when this maneuver produced pain or a click.”
References
1.
Dutton M. Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention. 5th ed. McGraw Hill Education; 2020.
2.
Gill C, Cho TA. Neurologic Complications of COVID-19. CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology. 2023;29(3):946-965. doi:10.1212/CON.0000000000001272
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