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THE OFFICIAL PISSED OFF THREAD! 17-Aug-2010 At 1:30:00 PM Mr Stu

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Not exactly sure how it works myself. SLAP stands for Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior meaning thats the direction it has torn in. Some labral tears you can live with and some you can't apparently. I went through the same process going from Osteo - Physio (then Ultrasound) - Sports Physician (then Cortisone Shot) (then MRI) and finally a surgeon who told me exactly how it was. My suggestion is therefore to head to a good surgeon for some straight talking. If you've a decent tear, it won't heal itself (or not to the extent that you need it to), no matter what anyone tells ya. See Jerome Goldberg at Orthosports (he did mine), Des Bokor, or Jonathan Herald (look them up) - They would be three of the best in Sydney. Good luck!