Shoulder/Elbow News

Since superior labrum lesions were first described in 1985 and the term “SLAP” lesion was coined in 1990, surgeons began to fixate on that region as a pain generator, especially in the overhead athlete population.

The long head of the biceps and its glenoid labral attachment, the biceps labral complex, constitute an integral part of the anatomy optimizing ball-and-socket kinematics and dynamic glenohumeral joint stability in shoulder function.

ChatGPT 3.5 and ChatGPT 4, by OpenAI, exceeded the proficiency threshold for written questions on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shoulder-elbow self-assessment examination, according to published results.

Among patients with type 2 diabetes, use of GLP-1 agonists may increase the risks for adhesive capsulitis and required surgical intervention, such as manipulation under anesthesia, according to published results.

According to published results, a novel opioid-free pathway may provide noninferior pain management compared with an opioid-containing pathway during the perioperative period in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.

According to published results, patients with a history of preoperative opioid use had inferior outcomes for pain and function in the early postoperative period after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair compared with opioid-naïve patients.

According to published results, nonoperative treatment yielded similar clinical outcomes at 2 years as operative treatment using locking plates for older patients with displaced proximal humerus fractures.

An autologous dermal fibroblast injection into the bone-tendon interface after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may promote tissue healing and reduce the rate of retears, according to published results.

Published results showed competitive athletes who underwent ulnar collateral ligament repair with internal bracing had similar patient-reported outcomes and faster return to sport vs. athletes who underwent UCL reconstruction.