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Despite concerns about reverse shoulder arthroplasty in younger patients, the procedure has been shown to restore function and improve pain in advanced cases of severe rotator cuff deficiency with associated arthritis and/or bone loss, as well as complex fractures and fracture dislocations, accordin...

Results published in Arthroscopy showed patients with a higher median weight and BMI who underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery had an increased risk of developing lateral femoral cutaneous nerve palsy.

Despite inferior baseline patient-reported outcomes, patients who underwent rotator cuff repair with concomitant biceps procedure had greater improvement in outcomes at 1-year postoperatively compared with patients who underwent rotator cuff repair alone, according to results.

Two-stage reimplantation is the most accepted approach for chronic infection. It involves component removal, debridement, placement of an antibiotic spacer, IV antibiotics and placing the new implant typically 8 weeks later

Long head of the biceps tendon pathology was more likely to occur among large and massive rotator cuff tears and tears that involved the subscapularis, according to results published in Arthroscopy.

New research casts doubt on the true effectiveness of a common type of surgery used to ease shoulder pain.

Trends have recently changed in terms of intraoperative techniques orthopedic surgeons can use to reduce or prevent PJI, some of which involve incorporating new techniques and materials into primary THA and TKA procedures.

Doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are using a procedure called Subchondroplasty to give patients with damaged hips more treatment options and ultimately avoid replacement surgery.

People who sit for extended periods of time are at a high risk of developing tight hip flexors. When hip flexors are tight, a person may experience pain in the lower back and hips.

The AAOS AUCs provide clinicians with algorithms on how to optimally treat an orthopaedic injury or condition, including hypothetical scenarios and possible treatments, ranked for appropriateness based on the latest research and clinical expertise and experience.