What is Glenoid Labrum?
Glenoid Labrum, also called Glenidal Labrum, describes the circle of flexible cartilage that lines the shoulder joint cavity. Its purpose is to increase the depth of the shoulder cavity and add overall stability to the shoulder joint. When the shoulder joint receives traumatic injury, the dislocation is sometimes accompanied by a Glenoid labral tears, a tear in the neighboring cartilage. Treatment of injuries by glenoid labrum rays from conservative pain management and exercise to surgical repair and stabilization of the entire shoulder joint. collar or collarbone; and a scoop or scoop. It is the most flexible joint in the human body with a wider range of movement than any other joint. As a result, it is also the oldest joint in the human body and is quite susceptible to the dislocation type injuries. The shoulder joint is classified as an acloubt of the balls and sockets, because the upper part of the humerus is shaped as a ball and fits in a socket in the shoulder blade. This drawer is quite shallow and the ball of humerus is too great to fit completely fromashuits.
Glenoid Labrum helps to compensate for this own instability in the shoulder. It is attached to the drawer in the shoulder blade and forms lips or the edge around the area where the ball humerus meets the shoulder blade. This results in the formation of a cavity in which humerus sits up to 50% deeper than it would otherwise be. In addition, several shoulder joint bonds are connected to the gllenoid labrum. These two primary functions of Glenoid Labrum contribute to the overall stability of the shoulder joint.
The most common type of injury to the gllenoid labrum involves tearing some part of the cartilage. Traumatic injuries to the shoulder joint of falling or heavy elevator can dislocate humerus from its socket; This type of injury sometimes also leads to gllenoid labral tears. Labral tears can also be the result of repeated movement over the head of the shoulder joint in sports such as golf, baseball pitching and weightlifting.
Because Glenoid Labrum is a soft tissue,The injury cannot be seen on the standard X -ray. Tears are usually diagnosed when the patient has suffered injury or dislocation of the shoulder and experiences pain, locking or cracking of the joint and reducing the range of movement. CT scan or scan MRI can be useful in determining the source of damage to soft tissue, such as glenoid labral tear.
Treatment of tears of gllenoid labrum will depend on the extent and severity of any related injuries in and around the shoulder joint. Conservative treatment is usually the first procedure. This may include alternating combination of rest and special exercises for injured, as well as ice packs and anti -inflammatory drugs to ease any swelling. In the event of a serious traumatic injury or injury that does not respond to conservative treatment, arthroscopic surgery may be necessary to repair tears to a gluenal labrum and other injured tendons and links.