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This is an arthroscopic classification system proposed by Snyder in 1990 [1]. The pattern of injury was identified arthroscopically in 27 patients, in a retrospective review of more than 700 shoulder arthroscopies. This injury was labelled “SLAP lesion” (Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior), since the injury of the superior labrum occurs at the point where the tendon of the biceps muscle inserts on the labrum and extends anteriorly and posteriorly, stopping before or at the mid-glenoid notch and including the “anchor” of the biceps tendon to the labrum [2, 3] (Fig. 8.1).
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Lasanianos, N.G., Panteli, M. (2015). SLAP Lesions. In: Lasanianos, N., Kanakaris, N., Giannoudis, P. (eds) Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6572-9_8
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