Shoulder/Elbow News

LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, discussed the low dislocation rate at an average follow-up of 5 years with the Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder (Exactech), which has a medial glenoid center of rotation and a lateralized humeral component.

LAS VEGAS — Use of relaxation techniques was linked with significantly decreased narcotic consumption after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair compared with a standard postoperative regimen, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Brian J. Cole, MD, spoke about the use of non-shoulder replacement procedures in patients with osteoarthritis.

LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Nikhil N. Verma, MD, discussed the use of MRI findings of asymptomatic elbows to predict the need for surgery in Major League Baseball pitchers. He said changes in the UCL were predictors for surgery in pitchers.

Recently published results suggest the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system global-10 may be valid in assessing patients with rotator cuff disease, with high correlation in physical function scores when compared with legacy patient-reported outcome instruments.

LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed youth baseball pitchers may be throwing significantly more total throws and high-effort throws than what is recorded by official scorekeepers.

LAS VEGAS — Researchers concluded from their analysis of nonarthroplasty shoulder surgery from cases in an administrative claims database that procedures that involved men, open surgery or patients with a higher comorbidity burden should probably be performed at a hospital-based outpatient department rather than an ASC, based on adverse events reported.

LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Brian J. Cole, MD, spoke about the use of orthopedic biologics in sports medicine. He said biologics may be incorporated into surgery to improve the outcomes for procedures, such as rotator cuff repairs.

LAS VEGAS — Outcomes and the speed of recovery were similar between patients who underwent rotator cuff repair with bicep tenodesis and patients who underwent only rotator cuff repair, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

LAS VEGAS — Knotless anchors compared with conventional anchors used in arthroscopic anterior labral repair for glenohumeral instability showed comparable and satisfactory redislocation rates, as well as lower recurrent subluxation rates, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.