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In Vivo Protocol of Controlled Subconcussive Head Impacts for the Validation of Field Study Data
Published on: April 18, 2019
SLAP lesions in the overhead athlete
1San Antonio Orthopedic Group, Baylor College of Medicine, and University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
The Orthopedic Clinics of North America
|March 13, 2002
Abstract:
The authors report an 87% rate of return to preinjury levels of throwing in 54 baseball players and an 84% rate of return to preinjury performance levels in pitches after repair of type II SLAP lesions. The etiology, biomechanics, surgical repair, and rehabilitation are discussed in detail.

