Don’t let shoulder pain sideline your summer
Shoulders are among the most frequently injured joints in the body, with the main culprit stemming from the rotator cuff, the part of the shoulder that allows you to lift and rotate your arms. Over 3 million Americans each year are affected by rotator cuff problems.
Reverse Hemiarthroplasty for Staged Revision to Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
A 65-year-old female patient presents with a painful and dysfunctional right shoulder 14 years after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty and subsequent glenoid component removal for aseptic loosening. What are the treatment options for revision shoulder arthroplasty in the setting of significant glenoid-sided bone deficiency?
Outcomes and complications of distal humeral hemiarthroplasty for distal humeral fractures – A systematic review
Distal humeral hemiarthroplasty has been performed for a variety of indications with the most common being management of distal humeral fractures. This systematic review evaluates the outcomes and complications of distal humeral hemiarthroplasty for this pathology.
Causes of pain in the middle of the bicep and their treatment
Various things can cause pain in the middle of the bicep, which is the muscle at the front of the upper arm. Muscle strains and bruises, for example, are common causes of bicep pain.
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
People with spinal cord injuries can overwork their shoulders as they move about in a wheelchair, and that often leads to chronic shoulder pain. However, a small study suggests that an injection of the patient's own fat cells can help ease the pain.
Oxidative stress a contributing factor for rotator cuff retear
Recurrent tears after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) remain a significant clinical problem. Oxidative stress contributes to the degeneration of the rotator cuff, and a degenerative rotator cuff can lead to recurrent tear after ARCR
Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries: Effective Rehabilitation
Purpose: To perform a review of the literature focusing on rehabilitation protocols in patients with acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries treated operatively and nonoperatively and to provide an updated rehabilitation treatment algorithm.
Never Try These Exercise Moves if You're Over 40, Says Trainer
The single greatest medication that you can do as you age is to exercise, which will help you counter so much of the inexorable decline of father time. But the truth of the matter is, even if you exercise as you age, you can't always get away with the same exercises you used to do in your 20s and 30s.
Interesting finding and this may affect patients with mild arthritis looking to get arthroscopic management of GHOA. Prior shoulder arthroscopy within 2 years associated with increased infection rates following shoulder replacement surgery.
Patients frequently undergo interventions before shoulder arthroplasty, including injections and arthroscopy. Although the potential impact of injections on postoperative outcomes such as infection has been well studied, it is less clear whether prior arthroscopy has an impact on infection rates after shoulder arthroplasty.
Another good study demonstrating opioid sparing pain management strategies.
Multimodal pain control can be beneficial in relieving postoperative pain and limiting narcotic use following orthopedic procedures. Additionally, with increasing interest in outpatient arthroplasty procedures, providers have interest in adequate early postoperative pain control and complications.
