Arthroscopic Repair of Type 2 Superior Labral Anterior Posterior Lesions in Young Elite Female Overhand Athletes: Assessment of Postoperative Return to Play

David M. Burt, MD^1*, Chris E. Stout PhD^2,3, Lindsey Loughran ATC⁴ & Grace A. Wang BA³

¹Midwest Sports Medicine Institute, USA
²University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
³ATI Physical Therapy, USA
⁴Grand Canyon University, USA

Dr. David M. Burt, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgeon, Midwest Sports Medicine Institute, USA.

Keywords: Arthroscopic Repair; Lesions; Overhand Sports; SLAP

Abstract

Purpose
To examine return to overhand sports and level of play in a cohort of young, elite, female, overhand athletes after arthroscopic repair of type 2 SLAP lesions, as most of the literature focuses only on male baseball players.
Methods
A case series in which we retrospectively reviewed 12 young, elite, female, overhand athletes at the high school, club, and college levels who underwent arthroscopic repair of a type 2 SLAP lesion. Average age at surgery was 16.25 years (range 15-19 years). Four athletes underwent debridement of a partial rotator cuff tear at the time of SLAP repair. Outcomes were measured using the Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Shoulder and Elbow (KJOC) score and the American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES) score. Independent Sample t-tests were used to evaluate differences in scores for those who did and did not return to sport, the effects of concomitant partial rotator cuff tear, number of anchors used, and type of sport.

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