Shoulder/Elbow News

Results showed rapid adoption of new anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty technologies and improvement in clinical and radiographic outcomes occurred in a 15-year period with a single shoulder arthroplasty prosthesis.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed a high rate of contact athletes with shoulder instability were able to return to play after undergoing a Latarjet procedure.

LAS VEGAS — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Michael Brandon Gottschalk, MD, FAAOS, discussed the use of dynamic digital radiography to assess upper extremity injuries.

LAS VEGAS — Results showed implementation of an opioid-sparing pain management protocol may reduce opioid consumption compared with a standard opioid prescription protocol in patients undergoing outpatient shoulder and knee arthroscopy.

LAS VEGAS — Arthroscopic inlay suprapectoral biceps tenodesis may yield similar long-term outcomes compared with mini-open onlay subpectoral biceps tenodesis in patients with biceps tendinopathy, according to results presented here.

LAS VEGAS — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Jon J.P. Warner, MD, FAAOS, discussed the association between surgeon annual volume and revision surgery after total shoulder arthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — In this video, Phob Ganokroj, MD, of Bangkok, discusses a study done at The Steadman Philippon Research Institute in which talus osteochondral allografts converted off-track Hill-Sachs lesions to on-track lesions.

A 55-year-old woman initially sustained a closed, right distal third humeral shaft fracture in 2005 after a motor vehicle crash and underwent open reduction and internal fixation while she was living in the Dominican Republic.

LAS VEGAS — Presented results found similar functional and pain outcomes between patients with and those without sling immobilization after open Latarjet surgery for shoulder instability.

LAS VEGAS — Although melatonin use led to an initial decreased sleep quality after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, sleep quality improved by 26 weeks postoperatively, according to results presented here.