Type 2 superior labral anterior posterior (slap) tear in 55-year-old male with concomitant full-thickness rotator cuff tear treated with long head of the biceps tenodesis and rotator cuff repair

Abstract

Rotator cuff tears are often diagnosed in combination with pathology of the long head of the biceps tendon and superior labrum complex in a middle-aged patient population. While loss of function (motion and strength) can be attributed to the rotator cuff pathology, pain can be generated by the rotator cuff, the biceps anchor, or both. In our experience, patients with concomitant rotator cuff tears and type 2 superior labral anterior posterior (SLAP) lesions have been treated surgically with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and biceps tenodesis, with reproducibly good outcomes.