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    Shoulder Labral Tear, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Shoulder Labral Tear, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Shoulder Labral Tear, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Shoulder Labral Tear, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

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    This book describes Shoulder Labral Tear, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

    Shoulder labral tear is a very painful injury to the shoulder

    Shoulder labral tear is the damage to the labrum of the shoulder, which is the ring of cartilage that encircles the socket of the shoulder joint.

    Shoulder labrum tear is also termed superior labral anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions that comprise a recognized medical subset of complicated shoulder pain disorders.

    Shoulder labral tear tends to happen in young laborers, overhead athletes, and middle-aged manual laborers

    The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint made up of 3 bones: the humerus (upper arm bone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the clavicle (collarbone).

    The head of the humerus sits inside a rounded socket in the shoulder blade.

    This socket is termed the glenoid.

    Encasing the outside edge of the glenoid is a rim of strong, fibrocartilage tissue termed the labrum.

    The labrum acts to deepen the socket and stabilize the shoulder joint.

    It also functions as an attachment point for many of the ligaments of the shoulder, and stabilizes the long head of biceps tendon increasing glenohumeral joint stability

    The shoulder labrum is the rim of soft cartilage in the socket-shaped joint in the shoulder bone.

    It holds the ball-shaped joint at the top of the upper arm bone, attaching the two bones.

    A group of 4 muscles termed the rotator cuff helps the labrum hold the ball in the socket.

    This permits the upper arm to rotate.

    Repetitive movement and injuries can rupture the labral lining, often causing pain.

    The patient also has a labrum where the upper leg joins to the hip, but it is less likely to tear since it is thicker than the shoulder labrum.

    Types of shoulder labrum tears

    The cup shaped, socket-like opening of the shoulder where the labrum is sited is termed the glenoid.

    Shoulder labral tears can take place anywhere around the glenoid socket.

    There are 3 main types of labral tears:

    1. SLAP tear or lesion:

    When the tear is above the middle of the glenoid, it is termed a SLAP tear or SLAP lesion.

    SLAP indicates “superior labrum, anterior to posterior,” meaning front to back.

    This type of labral tear happens often among tennis players, baseball players, and anyone who makes use of a lot of overhead arm motions.

    They also often happen together with damage to the biceps tendon.

    2. Bankart tear or lesion:

    When the injury is on the lower half of the glenoid socket, it is termed a Bankart lesion or tear.

    Bankart tears are more frequent in younger people with dislocated shoulders.

    3. Posterior labral tear:

    Injuries to the back of the shoulder joint can produce a posterior labral tear.

    These are infrequent and make up only 5 to 10 % of all shoulder injuries.

    The traumatic injury and wear and tear from repetitive movement of the upper arm can both produce labral tears.

    Some specific causes of traumatic labral tears are:
    1. Fall on an outstretched arm
    2. Direct hit to the shoulder
    3. Violent blow while reaching overhead
    4. Sudden tug on the arm
    5. Sudden pull, such as when trying to lift a heavy object
    6. Violent overhead reach, such as when trying to stop a fall or slide

    Throwing athletes or weightlifters can develop glenoid labral tears as a result of repetitive shoulder movement.

    To see the injury to the labrum, the doctor may need to order a CT scan or MRI scan with injection of dye.

    Eventually, the diagnosis will be made with arthroscopic surgery.

    Labral tears are often treated with rest, painkiller medicines, and physical therapy.

    Surgical treatment is needed if non-surgical treatment fails.
    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Shoulder Labral Tear
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis<

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateJan 13, 2020
    ISBN9780463709566
    Shoulder Labral Tear, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Shoulder Labral Tear, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Shoulder Labral Tear,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2020 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes Shoulder Labral Tear, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What You Need to Treat Shoulder Labral Tear)

      This e-Book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Shoulder Labral Tear

      What Is a Shoulder Labral Tear?

      Shoulder labral tear is damage to the labrum of the shoulder, which is the ring of cartilage that encircles the socket of the shoulder joint.

      Shoulder labrum tear is also termed superior labral anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions that comprise a recognized medical subset of complicated shoulder pain disorders.

      Shoulder labral tear tends to happen in young laborers, overhead athletes, and middle-aged manual laborers

      Shoulder anatomy

      The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint made up of 3 bones: the humerus (upper arm bone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the clavicle (collarbone).

      The head of the humerus sits inside a rounded socket in the shoulder blade.

      This socket is termed the glenoid.

      Encasing the outside edge of the glenoid is a rim of strong, fibrocartilage tissue termed the labrum.

      The labrum acts to deepen the socket and stabilize the shoulder joint.

      It also functions as an attachment point for many of the ligaments of the shoulder, and stabilizes the long head of biceps tendon increasing glenohumeral joint stability

      The shoulder labrum is the rim of soft cartilage in the socket-shaped joint in the shoulder bone.

      It holds the ball-shaped joint at the top of the upper arm bone, attaching the two bones.

      A group of 4 muscles termed the rotator cuff helps the labrum hold the ball in the socket.

      This permits the upper arm to rotate.

      Repetitive movement and injuries can rupture the labral lining, often causing pain.

      The patient also has a labrum where the upper leg joins to the hip, but it is less likely to tear since it is thicker than the shoulder labrum.

      Types of shoulder labrum tears

      The cup shaped, socket-like opening of the shoulder where the labrum is sited is termed the glenoid.

      Shoulder labral tears can take place anywhere around the glenoid socket.

      There are 3 main types of labral tears:

      1. SLAP tear or lesion:

      When the tear is above the middle of the glenoid, it is termed a SLAP tear or SLAP lesion.

      SLAP indicates superior labrum, anterior to posterior, meaning front to back.

      This type of labral tear happens often among tennis players, baseball players, and anyone who makes use of a lot of overhead arm motions.

      They also often happen together with damage to the biceps tendon.

      2. Bankart tear or lesion:

      When the injury is on the lower half of the glenoid socket, it is termed a Bankart lesion or tear.

      Bankart tears are more frequent in younger people with dislocated shoulders.

      3. Posterior labral tear:

      Injuries to the back of the shoulder joint can produce a posterior labral tear.

      These are infrequent and make up only 5 to 10 % of all shoulder injuries.

      What are the causes of Shoulder Labral Tear?

      Causes

      The traumatic injury and wear and tear from repetitive movement of the upper arm can both produce labral tears.

      Some specific causes of traumatic labral tears are:

      1. Fall on an outstretched arm

      2. Direct hit to the shoulder

      3. Violent blow while reaching overhead

      4. Sudden tug on the arm

      5. Sudden pull, such as when trying to lift a heavy object

      6. Violent overhead reach, such as when trying to stop a fall or slide

      Throwing athletes or weightlifters can develop glenoid labral tears as a result of repetitive shoulder movement.

      The specific cause underlying the different shoulder labral tear (SLAP) manifestations is multi-factorial and is a topic of debate.

      Notwithstanding the underlying cause, patients manifesting with symptomatic shoulder labral tear tears will often report the acute start of deep shoulder pain followed by mechanical symptoms such as popping, locking, or catching with different shoulder movements.

      Acute traumatic shoulder labral tear lesions

      The traumatic injuries often happen after acute, index incidents based on one of these mechanisms:

      1. Compression-type injuries

      About half of the patient manifestations were due to a fall onto an outstretched arm

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