the SLAP repair emerged as the preeminent surgical treatment. And early on, surgeons were “SLAP-aholics,” according to Anthony A. Romeo, MD, Chief Medical Editor of Healio | Orthopedics Today.

Many SLAP lesions in overhead athletes require surgical treatment that involves repair of the labrum back to the glenoid. Treatment of concomitant injuries such as rotator cuff tears and Bankart ...