Shoulder/Elbow News

DePuy Synthes announced the launch of its radial head replacement system of implants in the United States, according to a press release.

Results from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting showed risk factors for glenohumeral osteoarthritis after arthroscopic Bankart repair included patient age at index surgery, the number of anchors and revision surgery.

Published results showed nonoperative treatment of periprosthetic humeral shaft fractures after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty may achieve fracture union.

Use of liposomal bupivacaine in an interscalene nerve block effectively controlled pain after outpatient shoulder surgery, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

History of osteoporosis and hypothyroidism, as well as drop in BMI, increased the odds of scapular fracture after reverse shoulder arthroplasty, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Use of perioperative acetaminophen significantly decreased overall opioid consumption and improved pain control following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, according to results.

Use of a biodegradable subacromial implant spacer for massive rotator cuff tears had non-inferior outcomes to partial repair, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Healio LIVE announced Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, which was scheduled for January 2021 in Maui, Hawaii, will be rescheduled to later in the year.

Opioid use among older Medicare beneficiaries dropped during a recent 4-year period, but a “substantial” number of these individuals were considered chronic and heavy opioid users, researchers wrote.

Surgical management of shoulder prosthetic joint infection typically involves one- or two-stage revision shoulder arthroplasty.