Treatment
In the case of a manifest slap lesion, the surgical treatment method is often the only therapeutically reasonable procedure. Sometimes the above-mentioned diagnostic arthroscopy is already used for therapeutic treatment. Torn off parts that are seen during the examination are reattached with sutures.
Torn free tissue, which is located in the joint space and potentially disturbs movement in the joint, is usually grasped with small forceps and removed from the joint. Depending on the severity of the slap lesion, the procedure takes a few minutes to 1-2 hours. Nowadays, arthroscopic treatment is only rarely started and open shoulder surgery is only continued.
This can happen if the examiner cannot gain a proper view of the anatomical conditions of the shoulder joint during the endoscopy or cannot treat the corresponding lesion due to lack of space. After therapeutic treatment of a slap lesion, the arm can usually be fully loaded immediately. However, care must be taken to ensure that movements that have led to this injury should not be performed at first.
Physiotherapeutic treatment can also be useful. Pain treatment is usually no longer necessary after the operation. If it is, however, cooling measures or anti-inflammatory painkillers should be given.
