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Youth pitchers are at high risk for shoulder and elbow overuse injuries, and such injuries are on the rise. What's more, when compared with all other positions in baseball, injuries sustained during pitching are at significantly higher risk to require surgery.

This article provides a summary of recent research pertaining to orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery, mainly published from September 2017 to September 2018

There is increasing acceptance that the clinical outcomes following posterior malleolar fractures are less than satisfactory. We report our results of posterior malleolar fracture management based on the classification by Mason and Molloy.

Ulnar or humeral component stem fractures after total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) are serious complications. We hypothesized that TEA stem component fractures are fatigue fractures that result from periarticular osteolysis caused by bushing wear, which leads to a region of unsupported stem adjacent to ...

The aim of this study was to analyze sports participation after radial head arthroplasty among recreational athletes.

Revision of a failed primary shoulder arthroplasty to a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) is an increasingly common choice, but according to a study from The Rothman Institute, surgeons should counsel patients that functional outcomes will be more modest than with a primary rTSA and that th...

No, it s not, despite what has been reported about a study published in The BMJ. We asked experienced shoulder surgeons to comment on the study method...

All total knee arthroplasty patients are potentially at risk for stiffness after surgery. The problem is, it is difficult to predict which ones will d...

An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear can be a devastating injury for a young athlete, with a high risk for re-tear or graft failure after ACL reconstruction in athletes under age 25. Researchers may have found a way to improve outcomes in this population: In the largest clinical trial of its kin...

In a pre-recorded surgery shown to attendees at ICJR s Winter Hip & Knee Course, Joel M. Matta, MD, from The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, perf...