Sublabral foramen

Case contributed by Domenico Nicoletti , 30 May 2018
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Domenico Nicoletti, 12 Aug 2019

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SLAP tear - type IIISublabral foramen
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The sublabral foramen is positioned between 1 and 3 o'clock anterior to the lip-bicep complex and represents the spacelocated between the anterosuperior portion ofone o'clock and three o'clock position and provides a communication between the glenoid lipglenohumeral joint and the adjacent glenoid cartilagesubscapularis recess.

It should not be confused with a sublabral recess or SLAP tear, which are also located in this region.

  • -<p>The <a title="Sublabral foramen" href="/articles/sublabral-foramen">sublabral foramen</a> is positioned between 1 and 3 o'clock anterior to the lip-bicep complex and represents the space between the anterosuperior portion of the glenoid lip and the adjacent glenoid cartilage. It should not be confused with a sublabral recess or <a title="SLAP tear" href="/articles/superior-labral-anterior-posterior-tear">SLAP tear</a>, which are also located in this region.</p>
  • +<p>The <a href="/articles/sublabral-foramen">sublabral foramen</a> is located between the one o'clock and three o'clock position and provides a communication between the glenohumeral joint and the subscapularis recess.</p><p>It should not be confused with a sublabral recess or <a href="/articles/superior-labral-anterior-posterior-tear">SLAP tear</a>, which are also located in this region.</p>

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SLAP tear - type III
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MRI Arthrography Shoulder

ThereThe sublabral foramen is SLAP lesion type III (Snyder classification) at the 12 o'clock position (a bucket-handle tearan antero-superior glenoid labrum variant characterised by detachment of the superior labrum with an intact biceps tendon anchor).from the underlying glenoid

There is quite a bit of contrast extravasation posteriorly by a posterior injection.

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