Shoulder/Elbow News

EFORT Open Reviews (EOR)is the open access journal from EFORT and Bone & Joint Publishing.

Among the seven clinical tests analyzed for the diagnosis of supraspinatus tendon tears, results showed both empty and full can tests yielded effective and accurate diagnoses.

CHICAGO — Results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting showed most patients with symptomatic atraumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears treated with an evidence-based rehabilitation program not subsequent surgery.

Patients who received interscalene brachial plexus block plus soft tissue infiltration with Exparel when undergoing primary shoulder arthroplasty used significantly more narcotics postoperatively and had no significant reduction in pain scores in the early postoperative period compared with patients who received interscalene brachial plexus block alone, according to results published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty with an augmented baseplate has shown promise in patients with advanced glenoid defects, despite a lack in long-term follow-up studies that compare this procedure with other techniques.

CHICAGO — Results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting showed significant subjective and objective improvements at 20-year follow-up among patients with irreparable subscapularis tears treated with a pectoralis major transfer.

CHICAGO — A study presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting concluded there were no differences in functional outcomes among patients with shoulder pseudoparalysis and teres minor dysfunction who underwent reverse total shoulder arthroplasty either with or without concomitant latissimus dorsi and teres major tendon transfer.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced it has launched a Shoulder and Elbow Registry to collect data on total shoulder and elbow procedures in the United States.

CHICAGO — At the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Richard J. Friedman, MD, FRCSC, discussed characteristics of patients who rate their satisfaction as unchanged or worse after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.

CHICAGO — At the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, James M. Gregory, MD, discussed a study that looked at cost savings in inpatient vs. outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). He said inpatient TSA was approximately three-times more expensive than outpatient TSA.