Shoulder/Elbow News

Published results showed anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty with a non-spherical humeral head and inlay glenoid replacement yielded functional improvements, pain relief and satisfaction in patients with advanced glenohumeral arthritis.

Results from a systematic review showed no differences in patient-reported or clinician-reported outcomes between early and delayed rehabilitation at 12 months after total shoulder replacement.

Biden administration officials recently discussed several initiatives within a multi-pronged, multi-agency collaboration that they said are needed to address the overdose epidemic.

Compared with cemented humeral stems, uncemented stems yielded similar functional outcomes, pain, range of motion and tuberosity healing in patients undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humerus fractures.

Patients who underwent physiotherapy that incorporated games, known as exergames, after arthroscopic shoulder surgery had outcomes that were similar to patients who had standard physiotherapy, according to published results.

Presented results showed substantial anterior translation of the humeral shaft of at least 80% was associated with failure of nonoperative care, symptomatic malunion and secondary surgery in patients with proximal humerus fractures.

Compared with nonoperative treatment, open reduction and internal fixation with a plate and screw construct yielded improved function at 6 weeks and 4 months in patients with humeral diaphyseal fractures, presented results showed.

Patients who switched to buprenorphine after using opioids to treat their chronic pain reported significant improvements in pain and quality of life, according to a retrospective analysis that was conducted at a pain management clinic.

AR guidance is certainly ready for prime time in surgery, and, in fact, the technology is used every day in the United States.

Across many orthopedic subspecialties, surgeons are experiencing a taste of the future in the OR with the use of augmented reality.