Shoulder/Elbow News

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Presented results showed a subacromial interpositional balloon spacer yielded positive short-term to midterm results for patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears with or without previous rotator cuff repair.

The Academic Orthopaedic Consortium Business & Leadership Symposium will gather the clinical and administrative leadership across university-based musculoskeletal enterprises to share best practices across the business and leadership of academic missions.

Patients aged 80 years and older had low rates of perioperative mortality and reoperation after anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, according to results published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

One of my observations of nerve injury is that it is rare to encounter the same nerve injury twice.

Surgical outcomes are affected by key factors that orthopedic surgeons assess before and during the episode of care.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has issued formal comments urging CMS to reform the proposed payment policy changes in the Medicare program for 2024, according to a press release.

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.

Arthroscopic repair of massive rotator cuff tears improved active range of motion and patient-reported outcomes; however, no additional improvements in healing were seen with collagen patch augmentation, according to presented results.

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has issued comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation advocating for physician involvement in the design and implementation of alternative payment models.

Patients who underwent ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with a double cortical button technique vs. a traditional docking technique had similar return to sport rates and postoperative outcomes, according to published results.