Shoulder/Elbow News

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In a Facebook Live event hosted at Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Xavier A. Duralde, MD, noted more surgeons have begun to perform outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty, which has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Identifying breaks in the kinetic chain and any glenohumeral internal rotation deficits can aid diagnosis of shoulder pain and instability in overhead athletes, a presenter said at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Treatment of neurogenic, venous or arterial thoracic outlet syndrome should be addressed at the underlying pathology to avoid consequences and frustration for patients and physicians, according to a presenter.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — MRI can be used to determine the chronicity, severity and location of abnormalities in patients with traumatic shoulder instability, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, John M. Tokish, MD, spoke about moving toward an all-arthroscopic approach to bone blocks.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, and Xavier A. Duralde, MD, spoke about outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty and steps orthopedic surgeons can take to optimize the operation in ASCs.

TAMPA, Fla. — Despite similar functional outcomes at 10 years, a double-row suture technique in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair better preserved joint function compared with a single-row suture technique, presented results showed.

Published results showed collision athletes aged 18 years and younger who underwent open Bankart repair for anterior shoulder instability had high return to play rates, high satisfaction and excellent functional outcomes.

For patients with avascular necrosis of the humeral head, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty resulted in similar patient-reported outcomes compared with anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, published results showed.

According to published results, peripheral nerve blocks may effectively reduce postoperative pain in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and may be an alternative to general anesthesia alone.