Anatomy Two functional bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL), were first described in 1836 ( Fig. 6.1 ). On the femoral insertion site, two osseous landmarks can be identified. The lateral intercondylar ridge…
Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions have been recognized as a cause of shoulder pain since the mid-1980s. Controversy regarding normal variant labral anatomy versus truly pathologic lesions causing consistent clinical symptoms surfaced almost immediately thereafter. Snyder and colleagues…
Introduction Superior glenoid labrum tears were initially described by Andrews et al. in 1985 in a series of overhead athletes. This injury was further defined by Snyder et al. 5 years later with the terminology as it is known today, superior labrum…