Shoulder And Elbow Injuries

National Shoulder and Elbow Week is an annual, weeklong initiative sponsored by the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Foundation, which aims to highlight and promote shoulder and elbow health care in local communities.

DuPage Medical Group announced the appointment of Anthony A. Romeo, MD, as executive vice president of the DuPage Medical Group.

Implementation of anatomic and procedure-specific opioid-prescribing guidelines may effectively reduce inadvertent overprescribing of opioids while maintaining patient satisfaction and minimizing refill demands among patients undergoing upper extremity surgery, according to results.

Published results showed either internal or external fixation after lateral closing-wedge corrective osteotomy yielded reliable outcomes with a low rate of complications and satisfactory functional results in pediatric patients with cubitus varus.

Operative treatment of medial epicondyle fractures may lead to excellent upper extremity function and minimal pain interference among most pediatric patients, according to results.