Shoulder/Elbow News

Published results showed high preoperative patient-reported outcome scores may be associated with less relative improvement after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair compared with low preoperative scores.

Published results showed arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with bone marrow stimulation yielded no significant improvements in retear rate, functional outcomes or complications compared with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair alone.

The management of large and massive rotator cuff tears presents considerable challenges for shoulder surgeons.

A 40-year-old woman who was obese with osteogenesis imperfecta was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision and was brought to the ED after being intubated on the scene for Glasgow Coma Scale of 3.

Published results showed patients with pre-existing mood disorders had worse postoperative pain and functional outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair compared with patients without mood disorders.

Published results showed pediatric patients who had closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of a supracondylar humeral fracture and a nonopioid analgesia protocol showed similar pain scores compared with those who had opioid analgesia.

According to published results, wheelchair users had higher rates of complications and readmissions at 1 year after total shoulder arthroplasty compared with non-wheelchair users.

Adding vancomycin to cefazolin prophylaxis was not superior to placebo for the prevention of surgical-site infections among patients without known MRSA infection undergoing joint arthroplasty, researchers found.

Compared with sham treatment, ultrasound-guided lavage with corticosteroid injection yielded no clinical benefit for patients with calcific tendinopathy of the shoulder, according to published results.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released its fourth annual report on data from procedures reported in the AAOS Shoulder & Elbow Registry, according to a press release.