Mar 11, 2022

Diabetes mellitus (DM) was a well-known risk factor for poor results after cervical spine surgery. In diabetic patients, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), a proxy for long-term glycemic management, was a helpfu...

Mar 10, 2022

Suture buttons for coracoid fixation are gaining popularity to avoid the problems associated with screws during the Latarjet operation. However, good shoulder stability and return to sport necessitate...

Mar 10, 2022

PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) has proven to be a reliable and efficient gathering of data in patients with rotator cuff injuries. This study aimed to establish thre...

Mar 10, 2022

This study aimed to examine the mobility and muscle activity of the thoracohumeral (TH) and glenohumeral (GH) joints. About 13 patients were enrolled and assessed following latissimus dorsi transfer (...

Mar 10, 2022

Cutibacterium is typically found in deep tissue culture specimens collected during revision shoulder arthroplasty. Positive cultures can be challenging to interpret clinically. A multi-institutional s...

Mar 09, 2022

Severe glenoid bone loss (SGBL) creates substantial technical difficulties. Alternative screw placement may be required for adequate glenoid implant fixation. While bone volumes for the spine and late...

Mar 09, 2022

Total shoulder arthroplasty may be recommended for Parkinson’s disease and shoulder osteoarthritis patients. However, the short- and long-term outcomes of total shoulder arthroplasty in this populat...

Mar 09, 2022

Surgical therapies for elbow arthritis include open débridement and Outerbridge and Kashiwagi débridement arthroplasty (OK procedure), although little is known regarding long-term outcomes. This stu...

Mar 09, 2022

While professional baseball players' shoulder and elbow injuries have been extensively researched, little is known regarding the prevalence and significance of pectoralis muscle injuries in this popul...

Mar 08, 2022

For Cutibacterium Acnes (C. Acnes) elimination, preoperative skin preparations for total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) are not standardized. The bacterial burden of C. Acnes’s demonstration on the ski...

Mar 08, 2022

This study aimed to see if there was a link between acromial morphology and the position of acromial fractures after reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) and if fracture location and displacement influ...

Mar 08, 2022

Following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA), recurrent shoulder instability is a complex clinical issue. Only after revision rTSA with cerclage augmentation stability has been documented in a...

Mar 08, 2022

For a study, it was determined that rotator cuff tears manifested in various ways, with some producing pain and limiting function and others remaining completely asymptomatic. Individuals with rotator...

Mar 07, 2022

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common congenital cardiac abnormality. Risk of stroke increases perioperatively; however, the association of PFO with perioperative stroke risk remains unclear. We cond...

Mar 07, 2022

As allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) is increasingly offered to older adults, geriatric assessments (GA) have been identified as a useful tool for predicting outcomes, particular...

Mar 07, 2022

Oral benzodiazepines (BZDs) are useful tools for periprocedural anxiolysis. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a black-box warning of their risks of abuse and depende...

Mar 07, 2022

Midshaft clavicle fractures are common injuries that traditionally have been managed nonoperatively. However, recent literature has shown lower rates of nonunion and improved patient-reported outcomes...

Mar 07, 2022

We reviewed all 1230 claims against anaesthesia notified to NHS Resolution (formerly the NHS Litigation Authority, 1995-2017) in England between 2008 and 2018. Claims were categorised by incident type...

Mar 07, 2022

During closed-loop induction of anesthesia a closed-loop system will typically administer propofol to bring a patient to a target depth of hypnosis, or reference point, as quickly as possible while mi...

Mar 07, 2022

Ethical issues in trauma surgery are commonplace but scarcely studied. We aim to characterize the ethical dilemmas trauma surgeons encounter in clinical practice and describe perceptions about the abi...