Samer S. Hasan, MD, PhD

According to published results, preoperative mental health disorders may be associated with increased opioid consumption, complications and costs for patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty.

According to presented results, reverse shoulder arthroplasty with either structural bone autograft or allograft to augment the reconstruction of the glenoid yielded improved clinical outcomes and bony incorporation on CT scan.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released two new appropriate use criteria to address clinical scenarios for physicians when managing patients with glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis.

Results showed a subacromial balloon spacer provided early functional recovery and pain relief with shorter operative times compared with arthroscopic partial repair in patients with irreparable, posterosuperior massive rotator cuff tears.

Results from a systematic review showed no differences in patient-reported or clinician-reported outcomes between early and delayed rehabilitation at 12 months after total shoulder replacement.

Although total reverse shoulder arthroplasty is performed more frequently than anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty in the United States and abroad, reverse shoulder arthroplasty is not typically indicated for patients with shoulder arthritis and an intact rotator cuff.

The utilization of shoulder arthroplasty continues to increase, as shoulders have consistently been the fastest-growing segment of the arthroplasty market. A larger active arthritic patient population combined with numerous reports of the durability and reliability of shoulder arthroplasty has resulted in this sustained exponential growth. However, possibly the single most influential reason for this growth has been the introduction of the reverse shoulder replacement. Reproducible outcomes with decreased complication rates continue to be observed and expansion of indications has since resulted.