Slap

Technique

1. Establish portals

A.  Posterior portal for viewing

B.  Anterior portal

- need to keep low and away from biceps, otherwise difficult to get around biceps

- for suture passage, if in combination with bankart repair often use AI portal instead of AS

Definition

Superior labrum anterior & posterior

Injury to superior part of glenoid labrum involving region of biceps tendon insertion

Epidemiology

2 groups

1.  Young patients

- most common in young males

- fall / trauma