The shoulder labrum is a piece of soft cartilage in the socket-shaped joint in your shoulder bone. It cups the ball-shaped joint at the top of your upper arm bone, connecting the two joints. A group ...

An unstable shoulder joint can be the cause or the result of a labral tear. “Labral” refers to the glenoid labrum – a ring of cartilage that surrounds the base of the shoulder joint. Injuries to the ...

The active compression test described by O'Brien and colleagues [2] and commonly referred to as O'Brien's sign is sensitive and specific for SLAP tears. It is performed with the patient standing. The ...

Labrum is soft cartilage that lines the ball-and-socket joints of the shoulders. This cartilage encircles the glenoid, a cavity in the shoulder blade, providing protection and stability to the ...