Shoulder/Elbow News

In National Football League athletes, nonoperative treatment of shoulder instability was linked with faster return to play, while operative treatment was associated with fewer cases of recurrent instability and longer career longevity.

The rate of overexertion-related work-related musculoskeletal disorder claims among construction workers rose and then fell with increasing patient age, according to published results.

HHS has released new practice guidelines to expand access to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.

Published results showed procedural factors were the most significant drivers of operative costs in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, while no correlation was found with patient-level factors besides lower charges with women.

Published results showed treatment of anterior shoulder dislocation with arthroscopic Bankart repair may reduce the risk of secondary shoulder dislocation and improve functional outcomes compared with nonoperative treatment.

The role and complexity of the team physician at all levels continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

G21 S.r.l. announced in a company press release that its SpaceFlex Shoulder, a custom modular spacer, has received FDA clearance.

According to published results, greater than 35% of patients who undergo rotator cuff repair are unable to return to their previous work level after the procedure.

Despite pain reduction and functional improvements, revision reverse shoulder arthroplasty to treat the loosening of an anatomical polyethylene glenoid component was “not universally successful,” according to published results.

Use of a non-spherical humeral head implant coupled with an inlay glenoid component may lead to glenohumeral recentering in patients with eccentric glenoid wear and posterior subluxation, according to published study results.