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A new study found that 96.4 percent of recreational athletes, age 55 and younger, who underwent total shoulder replacement surgery returned to at least one sport, on average, within seven months of surgery.

The present study was undertaken to explore the relationship between subjective and observer-independent objective measures of shoulder function. We specifically sought to answer 3 questions: How does subjective patient assessment of shoulder function correlate with objectively measured active shoul...

We retrospectively reviewed all articles published from 2006 to 2015 that had been found in searches of the MEDLINE, Embase, and Ovid databases and ha...

Recently published results of a level 3 study showed patients who underwent outpatient and inpatient total shoulder arthroplasty had no significant differences in 30-day adverse event and readmission rates.

Patients undergoing bilateral total shoulder arthroplasty may have optimized postoperative functional outcomes and satisfaction if the second surgery is performed within 6 months of the first arthroplasty, according to results.

Recently published results showed patients who underwent reverse shoulder arthroplasty commonly experienced heterotopic ossification of the long head of the triceps tendon.

Locked posterior shoulder dislocation is an uncommon condition and is associated with a reverse Hill-Sachs lesion in 50% of cases. The condition is likely to occur in cases of violent trauma, seizures, or electric shock. Unrecognized dislocation with humeral head fracture affects joint function and ...

For acute distal humeral fractures not amenable to open reduction and internal fixation, total elbow arthroplasty has become an established alternative. However, lifelong activity restrictions designed to prevent early mechanical failure make this a poor option for some patients. This has led to a r...

Women treated for carpal tunnel syndrome with either manual therapy or surgery experienced similar effectiveness in improving self-reported function, symptom severity and pinch-tip grip force, according to results.

Patients can have good radiograph results when a variety of dorsal spanning plates were placed through an open approach to treat complex distal radius fractures, according to data presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Furthermore, performing the procedure open all...