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Arm wrestling places significant torque on the humeral shaft. A spiral distal humeral shaft fracture is an unusual but significant injury that can result. Of 93 patients who presented between 2009 and 2017 with closed humeral shaft fractures that were managed nonoperatively, 9 sustained the fracture...

Patients with ulnar collateral ligament injuries may experience positive results with nonoperative treatment, according to a presenter here.

This article outlines a new technique using previously available shoulder arthroscopy equipment to avoid increased cost incurred by procuring new, elbow-specific equipment.

Patients who underwent total shoulder arthroplasty with an anatomic press-fit short stem had significant clinical improvements, with few complications and minimal radiographic changes at short-term follow-up, according to results published in The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

Results published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery showed increased pain and narcotic use among tobacco users following total shoulder arthroplasty.

National Football League players experienced a high rate of return to play after shoulder instability, regardless of treatment modality, according to results.

Patients who received a larger diameter glenosphere during reverse should arthroplasty had a significant increase in external rotation in adduction, as well as abduction strength, at midterm follow-up, according to results.

As the number of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasties performed on younger patients continues to grow, return to work after surgery becomes increasingly important. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty to return patients 55 years or younger t...

Patients with large or massive rotator cuff tears who had intact tendons after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair experienced worse outcomes if they had preoperative fatty degeneration of the infraspinatus or subscapularis with Goutallier stage 2 or higher, according to results.

Treatment of shoulder pain with steroid injection and physiotherapy significantly improved pain in a sustained manner through 6 weeks, according to study results.