SUPERIOR LABRUM ANTERIOR POSTERIOR LESIONS

Course overview

SHOULDER PAIN IS THE THIRD MOST COMMON MUSCULOSKELETAL COMPLAINT SEEN IN OUTPATIENT CLINICS. A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS IS ESSENTIAL TO EXCLUDE LIFE-THREATENING PRESENTATIONS OF SHOULDER PAIN SUCH AS MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION OR AORTIC DISSECTION. TEARS OF THE GLENOID LABRUM FIBROCARTILAGE, ALSO KNOWN AS SUPERIOR LABRAL ANTERIOR TO POSTERIOR (SLAP) LESIONS, ARE SUSPECTED CLINICALLY OR NOTED ON MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MRI) IMAGING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR SLAP LESIONS AND EXAMINE THE ROLE OF PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPY TEAMS, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANTS IN OPTIMIZING COLLABORATION TO ENSURE PATIENTS RECEIVE HIGH-QUALITY CARE, WHICH WILL LEAD TO ENHANCED OUTCOMES.