Does Medicare Cover Shoulder Replacement Surgery?
Because Medicare doesn’t typically cover elective surgeries, you may be concerned that you’ll have to live with pain or pay for the surgery out of pocket. But Medicare […]
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MORE SLAP DIAGNOSIS BUT LESS SURGICAL REPAIR?
Between 2003 and 2013, superior labrum anterior-to-posterior (SLAP) tear diagnoses increased, but the number of arthroscopic SLAP repairs plateaued after […]
An arm and shoulder workout you can do at home
Heeding the advice to stay home may be a good way to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but it can put a damper on your usual fitness routine. The good news is that there are many […]
Ouch! Shoulder pain and how to treat it
You probably don't think about your shoulders much, until you suddenly experience pain in one of them. Shoulder pain can make a simple act — brushing and drying your hair […]
Exercises to Strengthen Your Rotator Cuff Muscles
The rotator cuff muscles can be prone to inflammation and tears during overhead activities or due to wear and tear. An important way to reduce tears or rotator cuff injury […]
Benefits seen with use of convertible-platform stem for TSA converted to a reverse arthroplasty
Recently published results showed advantages, such as fewer complications, when a convertible-platform humeral stem was used during conversion of a total shoulder arthroplasty to a […]
Early rotator cuff surgery yields good long-term outcomes
Early surgery to repair tears of one of the shoulder rotator cuff muscles provides lasting improvement in strength, function, and other outcomes, reports a study […]
Higher risk for infection associated with previous non-arthroplasty related shoulder surgery
Patients who underwent primary shoulder arthroplasty experienced a significantly higher risk for infection if they had previously undergone non–arthroplasty-related surgery, according to results. Source: Healio […]
Anatomic tear deterioration was associated with nonoperative treatment of rotator cuff tears
Most patients who underwent nonoperative treatment for rotator cuff tears had anatomic tear deterioration, with poorer functional outcomes found in large tear size increases and […]
Tenodesis, tenotomy showed favorable results in treatment of long head of biceps tendon lesions
Results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting showed favorable results with both tenodesis and tenotomy in the treatment of lesions of […]