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. 2019 Oct 4;11(6):520–527. doi: 10.1177/1941738119873892

Table 2.

Characteristics of SLAP lesion, fixation, return-to-activity rates, and complicationsa

Study Injury to Dominant Extremity, n (%) Type of SLAP Lesion Fixation No. of Patients Who Returned to Activity (%) No. of Compli-cations Mean Time to Return to Sport
Boesmueller et al, 20172 9 (82) II Anchor 11 (100) 4
Boileau et al, 20093 9 (90) II Anchor 2 (20) 6
Brockmeier et al, 20094 34 (72) II Anchor 35 (74) 5 6 mo
Chalmers et al, 20168 27 (61) I-IV 30 (64) 8
Cohen et al, 20069 14 (48) II Tack 14 (48) 1
Denard et al, 201410 13 (65) II Anchor 17 (86) 2
Fedoriw et al, 201411 II Anchor 24 (60)
Friel et al, 201012 29 (60) II Anchor 30 (62) 4
Gilliam et al, 201813 Anchor 82 (62) 35
Ide et al, 200516 38 (95) Anchor 36 (90)
Kim et al, 201217 10 (71) II and V Anchor 13 (93) 1
Kim et al, 200218 Anchor 34 (100) 2
Maier et al, 201320 II Anchor 16 (66.7) 2
Neri et al, 201123 50 (100) II Anchor 39 (78) 8.45 mo for<40 y; 11 mo for ≥40 yb
Neuman et al, 201124 II Anchor 24 (80) 11.7 mo
Park et al, 201325 II Anchor 12 (50) 5
Provencher et al, 201327 101 (56) II Anchor 113 (63)
Rhee et al, 200528 II-IV Tack 31 (76) 6
Samani et al, 200129 20 (80) II Tack 23 (92) 5
Smith et al, 201633 15 (63)
Waterman et al, 201537 II, V, IX, VII Anchor 42 (70)
Yung et al, 200838 II Anchor 15 (94) 0 9.4 mo

SLAP, superior labral anterior-posterior.

a

Dashes refer to data not available.

b

40 y indicative of age of player.