Shoulder/Elbow News

NEW YORK — Patients who had proximal humerus fractures treated with acute reverse shoulder arthroplasty had midterm outcomes similar to patients who had delayed treatment, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

NEW YORK —Most professional baseball pitchers were able to return to sport after open reduction and internal fixation of the medial epicondyle without a significant decline in most performance variables, according to results presented here.

NEW YORK — Results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting showed improved tendon quality at 1 year among patients who received bone marrow aspirate concentrate injection at the time of rotator cuff repair.

NEW YORK — Throwing athletes who underwent ulnar nerve transposition were able to return to play with low reoperation rates, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

NEW YORK — Despite a high rate of graft failure, results presented here showed improved functional outcomes after superior capsular reconstruction for massive rotator cuff tears.

NEW YORK — Bankart repair with remplissage may reduce the risk of re-dislocation up to 2 years postoperatively among patients with anterior shoulder instability and a Hill Sachs lesion, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

NEW YORK — Patients with massive rotator cuff tears who underwent superior capsule reconstruction experienced significant improvements in patient-reported outcome scores, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

NEW YORK — Patients with comminuted intra-articular distal humerus fractures who underwent elbow hemiarthroplasty experienced good, early successful functional outcomes, according to results presented here.

Patients with primary glenohumeral arthritis and either concentric or non-concentric glenoids experienced excellent clinical benefits when treated with non-spherical shoulder arthroplasty with an inlay glenoid replacement, according to published results.

DENVER — At the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, Richard Yoon, MD, spoke about fixation and revision strategies for periprosthetic fractures. He said elderly patients need to be mobilized early to reduce mortality risks.