Table 1.
Systematic Review Demographic Data
| Source | Design | Total Patients | Sex, n | Age, yr | Age Range, yr | Athletes, n | Athlete Type | Pathology Inclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boileau et al.,1 2009 | Level III: cohort study | 25 | SLAP: 10 M BT: 9 M, 6 F |
SLAP: 37 BT: 52 |
SLAP: 19-57 BT: 28-64 |
19 (76%) | 15 overhead but type of sport not listed | Isolated type II SLAP injury |
| Gottschalk et al.,2 2014 | Level IV: case series | 26 | 16 M, 10 F | 47 | 19-63 | 16 (62%) | 6 weight lifting 3 tennis∗ 3 baseball/softball∗ 2 racquetball∗ 1 swimming∗ 1 cricket∗ 1 gymnastics |
Type II or IV SLAP injury; concomitant pathology allowed |
| Gupta et al.,3 2015 | Level III: cohort study | 28 | 18 M, 10 F | 44 ± 13 | NR | 8 (29%) | 2 baseball∗ 2 softball∗ 1 volleyball∗ 1 basketball 1 swimming∗ 1 golf |
BT and preoperative type I-IV SLAP injury |
| Pogorzelski et al.,4 2018 | Level IV: case series | 20 | 10 M, 10 F | 38 ± 6 | 21-45 | 16 (80%) | 3 weight lifting 2 volleyball∗ 2 skiing 1 basketball 1 baseball∗ 1 golf 1 martial arts 1 rock climbing 1 softball∗ 1 running 1 snowboarding 1 soccer |
BT and isolated type II SLAP injury |
| Griffin et al.,5 2019 | Level IV: case series | 36 | 13 M, 23 F | 20 ± 3 | NR | 34 (94%) | 10 baseball∗ 7 softball∗ 6 volleyball∗ 4 swimming∗ 3 football 3 golf 2 basketball 1 wrestling 1 crew 1 gymnastics |
Synovitis, hypertrophy, and instability |
| Lin et al.,6 2021 | Level IV: case series | 41 | 28 M, 13 F | 21 | 15-34 | 41 (100%) | 15 baseball∗ 4 lacrosse 3 softball∗ 3 basketball 3 tennis∗ 3 golf 3 swimming∗ 2 wrestling 2 crew 2 volleyball∗ 1 football |
BT, biceps transfer, or SLAP repair with BT (SLAP type or types NR) |
| Hurley et al.,7 2022 | Level III: cohort study | 107 SLAP: 78 BT: 29 |
SLAP: 62 M, 16 F BT: 23 M, 6 F |
SLAP: 24 ± 4 BT: 26 ± 4 |
NR | 81 (76%) SLAP: 38 BT: 18 |
50 baseball (9 pitcher)∗ 6 swimming∗ 5 softball∗ 5 CrossFit 4 rock climbing 3 volleyball∗ 3 tennis∗ 3 handball∗ 1 boxing 1 golf |
Isolated type II-IV SLAP injury |
| Lacheta et al.,8 2022 | Level III: cohort study | 44 SLAP: 28 BT: 16 |
SLAP: 24 M, 4 F BT: 12 M, 4 F |
SLAP: 24 ± 6 BT: 29 ± 6 |
SLAP: 17-35 BT: 18-35 |
34 (100%) | SLAP 6 baseball∗ 6 football 4 rock climbing 3 basketball 2 CrossFit 2 volleyball∗ 2 weight lifting 2 wrestling 1 kayak 1 mixed-martial arts BT 5 baseball∗ 3 rock climbing 2 football 1 acrobat 1 kayak 1 lacrosse 1 tennis∗ 1 volleyball∗ 1 weight lifting |
Isolated type II SLAP injury |
| Lorentz et al.,9 2022 | Level IV: case series | 44 | 35 M, 9 F | 35 ± 9 | 16-46 | 44 (100%) | 11 baseball∗ 8 tennis∗ 8 swimming∗ 5 softball∗ 4 rock climbing 3 handball∗ 2 CrossFit 2 volleyball∗ 1 boxing |
BT for isolated SLAP tear (SLAP type or types NR) |
| Rothermich et al.,10 2023 | Level III: cohort study | 47 SLAP: 18 BT: 29 |
47 F | 17 ± 2 | 14-23 | 47 (100%) | 47 softball∗ | BT or SLAP repair (SLAP type or types NR) |
| Waterman et al.,11 2023 | Level IV: case series | 16 | 11 M, 5 F | 21 ± 5 | NR | 16 (100%) | 9 baseball/softball∗ 2 gymnastics 2 swimming∗ 1 basketball 1 volleyball∗ 1 lacrosse |
Isolated type II SLAP injury |
BT, biceps tenodesis; F, female; M, male; NR, not reported.
∗
Overhead athletes.