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The finger tip is one of the most commonly injured areas of the upper extremity because we use our finger tips in so many daily activities. Your finger tip can be injured in a variety of different ways, including being crushed by a door, hit with a hammer, getting stuck under a heavy object, or cut ...

Gout and pseudogout are both conditions in which substances that should be dissolved in the blood or body fluids becomes a solid chalky white material in tissues. Both of these conditions have the crystals that can build up in joints resulting in pain, swelling and possibly even joint damage.

Although stemmed and stemless implants for shoulder arthroplasty have equivalent outcomes, a presenter noted stemless implants are more technically forgiving, efficient, lead to less stress shielding and are easier to revise.

Reconstruction of massive rotator cuff tears with an acellular dermal matrix allograft yielded better patient-reported outcomes and a lower retear rate compared with rotator cuff repair, according to results.

A fractured clavicle, or fractured collarbone, is a common sports injury that generally occurs from an impact to the shoulder of a fall on an outstretched arm. These fractures may be partial or complete and often require surgical repair or immobilization while they heal. It's important to wo...

The success rate of shoulder surgery is very high,1 however, there are possible complications, the most concerning being an infection.

A Pitt bioengineer and orthopaedic surgeon develop a quantitative, individualized approach for capsule surgery following shoulder dislocation

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.

A dislocated shoulder is a common sports injury that can occur with a single swing of the tennis racket or an awkward fall on the field. Though popping the bone back into the socket may seem like a simple solution, the reality is more complex.

Injury to the biceps muscle and tendon can lead to bicep pain and other symptoms. Causes include overuse of the muscle and trauma, but they can result in different types of injury.