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Review
. 2001 Jul;32(3):431-41, viii.
doi: 10.1016/s0030-5898(05)70212-1.

SLAP lesions in the overhead athlete

S S Burkhart  1 , C Morgan
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Review

SLAP lesions in the overhead athlete

S S Burkhart et al. Orthop Clin North Am. 2001 Jul.

Abstract

The authors report an 87% rate of return to preinjury levels of throwing in 54 baseball players and an 84% rate of return to preinjury performance levels in pitches after repair of type II SLAP lesions. The etiology, biomechanics, surgical repair, and rehabilitation are discussed in detail.

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