11. The anterior ( front ) labrum can peel off the glenoid resulting in a Bankart lesion. 12. A SLAP tear ( superior labrum anterior to posterior ) is a rupture in the glenoid labrum. 13. Compared to the acetabulum ( at the hip-joint ) the glenoid cavity is relatively shallow. 14. The glenoid cavity is very shallow and directed posteriorly, rather than ventrally like in other cetaceans. 15. The Latin term " glenoid " meaning socket or cavity refers to the glenoid cavity. 16. The Latin term " glenoid " meaning socket or cavity refers to the glenoid cavity. 17. Fibrous bands, cysts of the glenoid labrum, lipoma or dilated veins can occupy the quadrilateral space pathologically. 18. Less frequent locations include the patella, vertebrae, the femoral head, and the glenoid of the scapula. 19. The glenoid labrum is the second kind of cartilage in the shoulder which is distinctly different from the articular cartilage. 20. It can be associated with a glenoid labral cyst, with the cyst also reflecting injury of the glenoid labrum.
