Shoulder/Elbow News

In patients older than 60 years with chronic rotator cuff tears without glenohumeral arthritis, use of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty may be a beneficial treatment, according to published findings.

Recently published results show total shoulder arthroplasty is a cost-effective procedure and, according to quality of health economic studies scores, most cost analysis literature on the subject is high quality.

With excellent functional and pain improvements and low complication rates, primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty may be a safe and effective option for patients aged older than 80 years, according to published study results.

Low BMI and contaminated wounds are risk factors that may predict unplanned reoperation and readmission after total elbow arthroplasty, according to published results.

Patients who underwent arthroscopic suprapectoral biceps tenodesis had no differences in patient-reported outcome measures when compared with patients who underwent open subpectoral biceps tenodesis, according to results of a randomized prospective analysis published in Arthroscopy.

Shoulder surgeons can improve the diagnosis and management of infection in their patients after shoulder arthroplasty by applying a few new strategies, participants in a symposium said.

Multiple underlying risk factors, such as IV drug use, and increased mortality rates were found in patients with native shoulder joint sepsis who are treated with surgical irrigation and debridement, according to recently presented results.

EFORT Open Reviews is the new open access journal from EFORT and Bone & Joint Publishing. All articles are free to read online with no subscription required.

Injection drug users who develop septic arthritis of the shoulder have been linked to negative patient outcomes, as well as increased hospital stays and medical expenses, according to published results.

In patients who had arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, use of a postoperative pain medicine cocktail therapy showed benefits, according to findings.