Reported Technical Aspects of Type II SLAP Lesion Repairs in Athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To systematically review the available literature to further describe and report the available data on SLAP repair techniques and the association with outcomes.

Methods

A systematic review of literature was performed on manuscripts describing type II SLAP repairs in athletes. Selection criteria included studies reporting exclusively type II SLAP tears without concomitant pathology, minimum 2-year postoperative follow-up, use of anchor fixation, and return to previous level of play data available. We extracted patient outcome as well as surgical construct details from each article. Average outcomes and return to play rates were calculated and substratified further by athlete type. Return to play rates were compared by repair constructs with the Student t test.<

SUBMITTER: Weick JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8128993 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature