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Review
. 2023 Nov 28:50:29-35.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2023.11.053. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Surgical management of SLAP lesions: Which technique has better surgical outcomes?

Eslam Abourisha  1 , Mohamed Sakr  2 , Ananth Srinivasan  1 , Harvinder P Singh  1
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Surgical management of SLAP lesions: Which technique has better surgical outcomes?

Eslam Abourisha et al. J Orthop. .

Abstract

Background: The gold-standard surgical management for superior labral anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions is unclear. This meta-analysis compares the outcomes of different surgical SLAP lesion management techniques including labral repair, long head of biceps (LHB) tenodesis and LHB tenotomy with consideration to clinical scores, return to sports, re-operation, range-of-motion and patient satisfaction.

Methods: PRISMA guidelines were adhered. Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Central, Science direct and EMBASE were searched using relevant keywords. Eligible studies were screened, data extracted and synthesised using Review Manager (Version 5.4.1). Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) was conducted. Randomised control and clinical trials regarding SLAP lesion management in patients over 18 years old were included. Studies were excluded if patients had concomitant massive tears of the rotator cuff, Bankart lesions or instability of the shoulder.

Results: Patient satisfaction with LHB tenodesis was superior to superior labral repair. No difference was demonstrated with respect to ASES score, pain VAS score, return to sports and pre-injury activities, reoperation rate or range-of-motion. LHB tenodesis and LHB tenotomy show no difference in ASES score or post operative deformity in management of SLAP lesions.

Discussion: High-quality, standardised randomised control studies between the different surgical techniques is warranted.

Keywords: Labral repair; SLAP lesion; Superior labrum from anterior to posterior; Tenodesis; Tenotomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors contributed equally to data collection and analysis, writing, and revising the manuscript. The authors received no financial or material support for the research authorship and/or publication of this article. All authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Prisma flow diagram.
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Risk of bias figure for included studies.
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Risk of bias summary for included studies.
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The Bayesian random effect model forest plot comparing labral repair with tenodesis and tenotomy.
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Study rankings.
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Forest plot comparing labral repair with tenodesis on ASES score.
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Forest plot comparing labral repair with tenodesis on patient satisfaction.
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Forest plot comparing labral repair with tenodesis on return to pre-injury sports and activities.
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Forest plot comparing labral repair with tenodesis on re-operation rate.
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Forest plot comparing labral repair with Tenodesis on pain VAS score.
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Forest plot comparing labral repair with Tenodesis on forward flexion.
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Forest plot comparing labral repair with Tenodesis on external rotation.
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Forest plot comparing tenotomy with tenodesis on ASES score.
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Forest plot comparing Tenotomy with tenodesis on Deformity.
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