Shoulder & Elbow
Clinical Review
Management of Proximal Biceps Pathology in Overhead Athletes: What Is the Role of Biceps Tenodesis?
Overhead throwing is a common causative factor in disorders of the proximal biceps in athletes. In recent years, arthroscopic repair of unstable...
Original Research
Safety of Superior Labrum Anterior and Posterior (SLAP) Repair Posterior to Biceps Tendon Is Improved With a Percutaneous Approach
We conducted a study to compare a standard anterosuperolateral (ASL) portal with a percutaneous Port of Wilmington (PW) portal for repair of...
Original Research
Short-Term Projected Use of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Proximal Humerus Fracture Cases Recorded in Humana’s National Private-Payer Database
Indications for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) have been expanding, and there has been a recent trend in using RTSA to manage proximal...
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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction: Current Philosophy in 2016
The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is the primary restraint to valgus stress between 20° and 125° of motion. Overhead athletes, most commonly...
Original Research
Biomechanics of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Mesh–Augmented Single-Row Rotator Cuff Repairs
Healing after rotator cuff repair (RCR) can be challenging, especially in cases of large and massive tears, revision repairs, and tendons with...
Clinical Review
Tenotomy, Tenodesis, Transfer: A Review of Treatment Options for Biceps-Labrum Complex Disease
Pathology of the biceps-labrum complex (BLC) can be an important source of shoulder pain...
Original Research
Instability After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Which Patients Dislocate?
Risk factors for dislocation after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) are not clearly defined. Prosthetic dislocation can result in poor...
Original Research
Arthroscopic Transosseous and Transosseous-Equivalent Rotator Cuff Repair: An Analysis of Cost, Operative Time, and Clinical Outcomes
The rate of medical visits for rotator cuff pathology and the US incidence of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR) have increased...
Original Research
Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Interscalene Nerve Block for Pain Control After Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
The annual number of total shoulder arthroplasties (TSAs) is rising with the growing elderly population and development of new technologies such...
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A Guide to Ultrasound of the Shoulder, Part 3: Interventional and Procedural Uses
Ultrasound has classically been marketed and used as a diagnostic tool. Radiologists, emergency physicians, and sports physicians used ultrasound...
Original Research
Risk Factors for Early Readmission After Anatomical or Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Hospital readmissions are undesirable and expensive. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) use hospital readmission rates as one...