Shoulder/Elbow News

CHICAGO — Patients with full-ligament superior rotator cuff tears who underwent subacromial decompression in conjunction with rotator cuff repair had no long-term benefits compared with patients who underwent rotator cuff repair alone, according to results presented here.

Despite improvements in clinical outcomes and a low incidence of retears among patients who underwent either immediate or delayed surgical repair of a partial-thickness rotator cuff tear, results published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine showed delayed surgery yielded superior functional outcomes at 6 months postoperatively.

Newly trained, board-eligible orthopedic surgeons were more likely to perform arthroscopic distal clavicle excision compared to open treatment for acromioclavicular joint arthritis, according to results published in Arthroscopy.

The FORTE Summer School this year takes place across 5 full days of lectures from 2 to 6 July in Milan with both a Comprehensive Review Course of knowledge for junior residents and an European Board of Orthopedics and Traumatology preparation course for residents approaching the exam. The format of the FORTE Summer School provides time for the exchange of clinical and training experiences and the opportunity to network with participants from more than 20 countries, as well as expert faculty from the European specialist societies during the formal and informal social programs.

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NEW ORLEANS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Shawn G. Anthony, MD, MBA, and Paul J. Cagle Jr., MD, discussed a study that looked at the use and efficacy of tranexamic acid (TXA) in total shoulder arthroplasty.

NEW ORLEANS — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, discussed how to treat the difficult glenoid in either anatomic or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.

Stryker announced the launch of Cobra, its reusable suture passing technology for rotator cuff repair, at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

NEW ORLEANS— At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Luke S. Oh, MD, discussed a study that looked at interobserver agreement in the staging and management of osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum when MRI was used. 

Rotator cuff tears are a common shoulder injury. Massive tears, which are defined as more than 5 cm in diameter or tears that involve two or more tendons, occur in about 10% to 20% of cases. Massive cuff tears usually present among older patients due to degenerated shoulder tendons and muscles, sources told Orthopedics Today.