Introduction. Superior Labral Anterior Posterior Tears are being treated surgically in increasing numbers. Stiffness is the most common complication. We reviewed 115 cases of SLAP repairs to try and identify preoperative risk factors if any for stiffness. Methods. Retrospective cohort study of 115 patients who underwent SLAP repair. All patients failed attempts at conservative therapy including NSAIDS, Physical Therapy and cortisone injections. Results. Age ranged from 16–71 years, with an average age of 46. Male 84, Female 31. patient charts and operative notes were examined from 2004–2009. We used an average of 1.64 anchors per case; we performed arthroscopic Mumford on 15 patients, subscap repair (4), 19 cases with concomitant SLAP repair and Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair Other procedures included Biceps tenotomy and tenodesis, chondroplasty, Microfracture, removal of loose bodies, synovectomy and lysis of adhesions. Twelve patients underwent revision surgery(10%) We had 5 cases of stiffness which required lysis of adhesions and synovectomy, 4 cases had previous SLAP and concomitant rotator cuff repair done at the index surgery, 4 cases had arthrosis noted at index surgery and underwent chondroplasty and 2 of them underwent micro fracture. During the revision surgery 4 had also a concomitant cuff tear (new) which required repair Average time from index surgery to revision was 11 months, the patients who developed
