Patient Testimonials: Shoulder Labral Tear What does a labral repair look like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQCYwrs9dvI The shoulder labrum is a vital structure within your shoulder joint, playing a crucial role in its stability and mobility. It takes the form of cartilage that creates a ring-shaped framework encircling the shallow socket of the shoulder joint, referred to as… [Read More]
labrum
Tennis player from Australia: Labrum repair
Professional tennis player from Australia visits BHS for wrist arthroscopy and shoulder labrum repair Shoulder Labral Repair with Arthrex® What is the labrum? The shoulder labrum is a vital structure within your shoulder joint, playing a crucial role in its stability and mobility. It takes the form of cartilage that creates a ring-shaped framework encircling… [Read More]
Arthroscopic SLAP (Labrum) Repair
Superior Labrum Anterior and Posterior (SLAP) injuries involve damage to the upper (superior) portion of the labrum. In such cases, the labrum at the top of the shoulder is affected. This video illustrates the arthroscopic repair of a labrum tear. By Dr. Alejandro Badia Orthopedic Surgeon Badia Hand to Shoulder Center, Miami, Fl. What is the labrum?… [Read More]
Patient testimony after a major SLAP (Labrum) tear
Our patient is a Cricket player from Barbados who visit us after dislocating his shoulder. Preoperative Diagnoses: 1.Right shoulder superior labrum tear 2.Right latissimus dorsi muscle strain Postoperative Diagnoses: Type 2 SLAP lesion of right shoulder Moderate subacromial impingement with bursitis Right Latissimus dorsi muscle strain Procedures performed : 1. right shoulder arthroscopic synovectomy and… [Read More]
New techniques help some shoulder surgeries
Minimally Invasive Shoulder Surgery in Miami, FL How best to repair the labrum, a cartilage structure that deepens the socket of the shoulder joint, remains somewhat controversial, but knotless sutures and bioabsorbable tissue anchors are some of the technological advances improving outcomes. says orthopedic surgeon Alejandro Badia. Badia, who is one of the notable hand… [Read More]
