The Effects of Age on Labor Repair Failures

Snyder Type 2 tears are those with an unstable biceps anchor and frayed labrum. If a course of non-operative treatment fails, these are amenable to labral reattachment to the glenoid. However, there is a high failure rate in patients older than 36 years - often attributed to the biceps. Better results are seen with biceps tinnidesis in this age group done either arthroscopic or open.