Posterior+Tear

=__Posterior Labrum Tear__= [|Check this link out for a animation of a Posterior Labrum repair!] A posterior labrum tear is a tear to the back side of the labrum, Dr. Cluetts describes it as, " Posterior labral tears are less common, but sometimes seen in athletes in a condition called I nternal Impingement . In this syndrome, the rotator cuff and labrum are pinched together in the back of the shoulder" (Cluetts "Arthroscopy" 3).

__The Rotator Cuff__
The rotator cuff is a group of 4 muscles in your shoulder that helps with movement in your shoulder. About.com describes it as, "The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their tendons that wraps around the front, back, and top of the shoulder joint. Together the rotator cuff muscles help guide the shoulder through many motions, and also lend stability to the joint. The ends of the rotator cuff muscles form tendons that attach to the arm bone (humerus). It is the tendinous portion of the rotator cuff that is usually involved in a rotator cuff tear" (Cluetts "Arthroscopy" 3).