Open AccessArthroscopic isolated posterior labral repair in rugby players
Author(s) -
Ravi Badge,
Anant Tambe,
Lennard Funk
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of shoulder surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0973-6042
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6042.50875
Subject(s) - medicine , return to sport , tears , rehabilitation , surgery , posterior shoulder , physical therapy
The shoulder is the second most frequently injured joint after the knee in rugby players and labral tears appear to be common. There is limited data available in the literature regarding the mechanisms of posterior labral injury in rugby players and the management of these injuries.