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, ...

The labrum is a narrow piece of cartilage that supports the stability of the humerus bone to the shoulder socket. It is also where other ligaments come together to support the ball-and-socket joint, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

When hip or shoulder pain disrupts your life, the cause could be a labral tear. But what does that mean? Orthopedic surgeon Stephen Aoki, MD, breaks down what a labral tear is, how this injury happens ...

Groin pain is a major cause of morbidity in athletes. Only in the last decade have acetabular labrum tears been recognised as a possible diagnosis. Awareness of this condition is important for ...

Baker Mayfield has been ruled out for Thursday Night Football with a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The Cleveland Browns’ injury woes are racking up. After re-aggravating a left shoulder injury in ...

Snowboarder Chloe Kim says she's “good to go” for the Milan Cortina Olympics despite tearing the labrum in her shoulder during a training run last week in Switzerland. Now comes a race against 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.