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"Nutrition is overlooked in surgical recovery," Patrick J. Denard, MD, surgeon at Oregon Shoulder Institute, told Healio. "Outcomes are modifiable with nutritional guidance, and implementation should be streamlined so it does not create a burden on your practice."

"We found both the [Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI)] score and the [American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons] score correlates significantly with this PAS scale," Kuhn, Kenneth D. Schermerhorn professor and chief of the division of sports medicine in the department of orthope...

When the symptoms of a rotator cuff tear are acute, meaning there is a sudden flare-up of symptoms, it may be helpful to rest the shoulder to allow the inflammation of the injury to settle down.

The labrum is a cup-shaped piece of cartilage that lines the ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder. It serves as the attachment point for both the ligaments of the shoulder (connecting bone to bone) and the tendons of the rotator cuff and bicep (connecting bone to muscle).

The throwing motion causes very high torque and acceleration forces that act on the shoulder joint and the muscles, ligaments, and tendons that surround the joint.

Total shoulder replacement surgery is done to treat severe shoulder arthritis.1 This occurs when the cartilage of the ball and socket joint wears away. This leads to pain, limited motion, and difficulty performing basic functional tasks with your shoulder and arm.

Anterior approaches to hip replacement continue to rise in popularity, offering alternatives to the conventional posterior and lateral approaches. Some patients perceive anterior approaches as preferable due to decreased muscle trauma and, therefore, quicker recovery — although Cleveland Clinic or...

The outcomes of direct anterior hip replacement may be equivalent to conventional hip replacement using lateral or posterior approaches, but demand for the direct anterior approach has soared in recent years.

A study, published in The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, employed a longitudinal design, comprehensive quantitative performance metrics, epidemiological injury surveillance, and previously reported cross-sectional assessments to identify risk factors. A high limb symmetry index for...

Patients with neuropathic bladder (NB), a condition in which nerve damage affects bladder function, have a significantly higher risk of joint infections, blood clots, and other adverse events after receiving total hip replacement (THR), UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found.