Shoulder/Elbow News

Patients who underwent total shoulder arthroplasty with an anatomic press-fit short stem had significant clinical improvements, with few complications and minimal radiographic changes at short-term follow-up, according to results published in The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

KOLOA, Hawaii – At Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2018, Louis F. McIntyre, MD, and William R. Beach, MD, discussed ways to improve shoulder coding.

KOLOA, Hawaii – At Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2018, Stephen S. Burkhart, MD, spoke about superior capsular reconstruction.

 KOLOA, Hawaii – At Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2018, Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, spoke about partial rotator cuff tears and calcific tendinitis

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with ulnar collateral ligament injuries may experience positive results with nonoperative treatment, according to a presenter here.

PHILADELPHIA — Before performing surgery on a suspected labral tear, orthopedists need to identify the true labral pathology through imaging, physical examination and rehabilitation, according to a presentation at the Advances in Throwing: Latest on Injury Treatment and Performance Optimization Symposium.

Patients who underwent total shoulder arthroplasty with an anatomic press-fit short-stem humeral component experienced significant improvement in clinical outcomes and did not have signs of component loosening at short-term follow-up, according to results.

Results published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery showed young baseball players who underwent conservative treatment for Little League shoulder had a greater return-to-play rate if they were prohibited from throwing immediately after initial presentation.

High school and collegiate baseball pitchers experienced significantly greater torque when throwing fastballs compared with curveballs and change-ups, according to results published in Arthroscopy.

Hospital for Special Surgery has been awarded a $800,000 Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Clinical Research Grant in cellular therapy to fund a clinical trial to determine whether stem cell therapy can improve outcomes in patients with rotator cuff tears.