Rotator Cuff Tear

Results showed a subacromial balloon spacer provided early functional recovery and pain relief with shorter operative times compared with arthroscopic partial repair in patients with irreparable, posterosuperior massive rotator cuff tears.

Results showed patients with higher preoperative single assessment numeric evaluation scores who undergo reverse shoulder arthroplasty for massive rotator cuff tears without glenohumeral arthritis have an increased risk for poor function.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, spoke about treatment options to improve function and relieve pain in patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Use of a bioinductive, bovine collagen implant may be safe and effective in the treatment of partial-thickness rotator cuff tears, according to a presenter.

Published results showed repetitive overhead throwing is a common cause of overuse shoulder injuries in college baseball players, with rotator cuff pathology significantly more likely to cause season-ending injuries.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, spoke about the management of irreparable rotator cuff tears.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Joseph A. Abboud, MD, spoke about the management and treatment options for rotator cuff disease.

The value of an acromioplasty, or subacromial decompression, is controversial and currently not supported as routine or essential for value-based care to manage impingement syndrome or rotator cuff disease symptoms.

Surgeons have performed acromioplasty to reduce pain and prevent rotator cuff disease progression since the 1970s. However, in the past decade, a number of randomized trials have brought the appropriate use of acromioplasty into question.

Use of liposomal bupivacaine in an interscalene nerve block effectively controlled pain after outpatient shoulder surgery, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.