Table 3.

Outcomes after repair of superior labral anterior posterior tears, adapted from ref. [77]

Ref.	Study design	No. of patients	Repair techniques	Outcome summary
Morgan et al[32]	Retrospective	102	Type II repair, sture anchor	83% excellent overall; 87% excellent results in 53 overhead athletes
Friel et al[70]	Prospective cohort	48	Suture anchor fixation	54% returns to previous level of sport
Sayde et al[72]	Systematic review	506	Suture anchor, bioabsorbable tacks, staples	63% return to previous level of play
Snyder et al[53]	Retrospective	140	Type I: debridement, 56% type II: debridement, 44% suture fixation	N/A
Cohen et al[74]	Retrospective	39	Biodegradable tacks	27/39 G-E results; 14/29 return to play at preinjury level at 3.7 yr follow-up
Funk et al[11]	Retrospective	18	Suture anchor fixation	89% satisfaction rate; 95% return to play at preinjury level
Enad et al[71]	Retrospective	27	Suture anchor fixation	24/27 G-E results
Coleman et al[79]	Retrospective	± 50 acromioplasties	Biodegradable tacks	65% G-E results at 3.4 yr follow-up
Brockmeier et al[80]	Prospective cohort	47	Suture anchor fixation	41/47 G-E results at 2.7 yr follow-up
O'Brien et al[73]	Retrospective	31	Biodegradable tacks	22/31 G-E results at 3.9 yr follow-up
Kim et al[75]	Retrospective	34	Suture anchor fixation	31/34 return to play at preinjury level
Boileau et al[68]	Prospective cohort	25 (2 groups)	Suture anchor fixation (SLAP repair) vs interference screw (biceps tenodesis)	4/10 satisfied in SLAP repair group; 13/15 satisfied in tenodesis group
Schöffl et al[9]	Prospective cohort	6 (rock climbers only)	Mini-open biceps tenodesis	96.8% satisfaction, 100% return to preinjury level of climbing
Voos et al[81]	Retrospective	34 SLAP + RCR; 28 RCR alone	Suture anchor fixation for RCR ± SLAP	90% G-E results, 77% return to play at preinjury level
Youm et al[82]	Retrospective	10 SLAP + spinoglenoid cyst	SLAP repair, no cyst treatment	8/10 resolution of cyst and labral healing in MRI

G-E: Good to excellent; RCR: Rotator cuff repair; SLAP: Superior labral anterior posterior; N/A: Not available; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.