%0 Journal Article
%T Suppl-1, M2: An Age and Activity Algorithm for Treatment of Type II SLAP Tears
%A Brian J. Cole
%A David R. Christian
%A Michael D. Charles
%J Archive of "The Open Orthopaedics Journal".
%D 2018
%R 10.2174/1874325001812010271
%X Type II SLAP tears predominantly occur in males between their third and fifth decades of life. The mechanism of injury is often repeated overheard activity but can also occur due to direct compression loads and traction injuries. The treatment options have changed over the years and include non-operative therapy, direct labral-biceps complex repair, and labral debridement with biceps tenodesis or tenotomy
%K Type II SLAP tear
%K Superior labrum-biceps complex
%K SLAP repair
%K Biceps tenodesis
%K Non-operative treatment
%K Overhead athlete
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6110066/