Thomas W. (Quin) Throckmorton, MD, FAAOS

Medicare patients may be able to safely undergo outpatient shoulder arthroplasty despite a more severe comorbidity burden, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Specialty Day Meeting.

History of osteoporosis and hypothyroidism, as well as drop in BMI, increased the odds of scapular fracture after reverse shoulder arthroplasty, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.