Table 1.

SLAP Tear Classification⁴

Type	SLAP tear description
I	Fraying of the superior labrum
II	Superior labrum detached from supraglenoid tubercle
III	Superior labrum bucket-handle tear, biceps tendon intact at supraglenoid tubercle
IV	Superior labrum bucket-handle tear, biceps tendon detached from supraglenoid (still attached to labral tear)
V	Superior labrum detached with extension to anteroinferior labrum (Bankart)
VI	Unstable flap tear with detached biceps anchor
VII	Superior labrum detached with extension anteriorly below the middle glenohumeral ligament, biceps detached
VIII	Superior labrum detached with posteroinferior extension (as far as 6 o’clock)
IX	Pan-labral tear extending the entire circumference of the glenoid
X	Superior labrum detached, associated posteroinferior tear (reverse Bankart)