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. 2011 Jan;3(1):105–111. doi: 10.1177/1941738110374625

Table 4.

Shoulder procedures and return to throwing sports.a

Study Procedure Patients, n Return to Preinjury Level, %
Burkhart and Morgan3 Repair SLAP tears 54 87
Ide et al10 Repair SLAP tears 40 75
Seroyer et al18 Repair type VIII SLAP tears 13 69
Ide et al9 Repair of Bankart tear 55 68
Martin and Garth14 Debridement of labral tears 24 62
Tomlinson and Glousman21 Debridement of labral tears 16 75
Mazoue and Andrews15 Repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears 16 8
Stephens et al19 Arthroscopic acromioplasty 82 67
a

SLAP, superior labral anterior posterior.