Diagnosis of Glenoid Labral Tears

54 patients with shoulder pain secondary to anterior instability or glenoid labral tears refractory to 6 months of conservative management with no evidence of rotator cuff lesions. 37 men and 17 women, average age 34 years. 64% were throwing athletes and 61% recalled specific traumatic events.

Physical examination (including apprehension, relocation, load and shift, inferior sulcus sign, and crank tests)

Magnetic resonance imaging (conventional and arthrogram)

Accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) in predicting the presence of a glenoid labral tear, confirmed with shoulder arthroscopysurrogate