Shoulder/Elbow News

NEW ORLEANS — Results presented here showed arthroscopic glenoid reconstruction with button fixation yielded a high failure rate, possibly due to the graft not being flush against the glenoid.

NEW ORLEANS — Patients with shoulder hyperlaxity may have an increased likelihood of failure after arthroscopic Bankart repair, which may be amplified in patients with shorter distance to dislocation, according to results presented here.

NEW ORLEANS — Results presented here showed arthroscopic labral repair with remplissage had a lower recurrent dislocation rate among patients with on-track Hill-Sachs lesions.

Healio celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month with a focus on physician burnout, an emerging public health crisis among orthopedic physicians and providers.

LAS VEGAS — Presented results found a significant association between patients with pseudoparalysis and failed index rotator cuff repair and subsequent reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — According to presented results, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair yielded significantly improved outcomes for patients of all ages with massive rotator cuff tears.

Defined as a tear greater than 5 cm in the anterior-posterior dimension or a complete tear of two or more rotator cuff tendons, a massive rotator cuff tear can be caused by traumatic injuries or degeneration of the tendons.

The most common procedures for the surgical management of irreparable cuff tears include partial repair, SCR, the subacromial balloon, reverse shoulder arthroplasty and tendon transfers, particularly lower trapezius transfers.

Tears of the scapholunate ligament are common wrist ligament injuries and can be partial or complete. Partial ligament tears can initially be treated nonoperatively, however operative treatment can be considered if symptoms persist.

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.