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The authors report an 87% rate of return to preinjury levels of throwing in
54 baseball players and an 84% rate of return to preinjury performance lev
els in pitches after repair of type II SLAP lesions. The etiology, biomecha
nics, surgical repair, and rehabilitation are discussed in detail.